Nonstop flight route between União da Vitória, Paraná, Brazil and Fairbanks, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between José Cleto Airport (QVB), União da Vitória, Paraná, Brazil and Eielson Air Force Base (EIL), Fairbanks, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,021 miles (or 12,909 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between José Cleto Airport and Eielson Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between José Cleto Airport and Eielson Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | QVB / SSUV |
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Location: | União da Vitória, Paraná, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°13'54"S by 51°4'8"W |
Area Served: | União da Vitória |
Operator/Owner: | União da Vitória SEIL |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2467 feet (752 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from QVB |
More Information: | QVB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EIL / PAEI |
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Location: | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°39'56"N by 147°6'5"W |
View all routes: | Routes from EIL |
More Information: | EIL Maps & Info |
Facts about José Cleto Airport (QVB):
- José Cleto Airport handled 333 passengers last year.
- On March 1, 1915, during his second flight, the one in which he would start destroying villages and other settlements, he crashed in a forest 44 km from União da Vitória while attempting an emergency landing.
- It is operated by the Municipality of União da Vitória under the supervision of Aeroportos do Paraná.
- Between 1912 and 1916, the region around União da Vitória was the site of the Contestado War.
- In addition to being known as "José Cleto Airport", another name for QVB is "Aeroporto José Cleto".
- José Cleto Airport (QVB) currently has only 1 runway.
- In the 1960s, União da Vitória Airport was served by airlines with regular flights to Curitiba, Florianópolis, Porto Alegre and other important cities, being a hub to regional airports.
- The closest airport to José Cleto Airport (QVB) is Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) SSE of QVB.
- The furthest airport from José Cleto Airport (QVB) is Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA), which is nearly antipodal to José Cleto Airport (meaning José Cleto Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō), and is located 12,364 miles (19,898 kilometers) away in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
Facts about Eielson Air Force Base (EIL):
- Headquarters USAF General Order 2, dated 13 January 1948, redesignated Mile 26 as Eielson AFB.
- The base reopened in September 1946, once again as a satellite of Ladd Field.
- The Cold War seen the use of Eielson's expansive reservation as a maneuver area for the U.S.
- In addition to being known as "Eielson Air Force Base", another name for EIL is "Eielson AFB".
- The closest airport to Eielson Air Force Base (EIL) is Ladd Army Airfield (FBK), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) NW of EIL.
- On 1 December 1947 Strategic Air Command B-29 Superfortress bombers arrived at 26-Mile Airfield with the deployment of the 97th Bombardment Wing, Very Heavy, from Smoky Hill AFB, Kansas.
- For the next 34 years, the 5010th served as host-unit at Eielson.
- The host unit at Eielson is the 354th Fighter Wing assigned to the Pacific Air Forces Eleventh Air Force.
- The 6th SW remained at Eielson AFB until 1992.
- The furthest airport from Eielson Air Force Base (EIL) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,295 miles (16,568 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.