Nonstop flight route between Rogers, Arkansas, United States and Fairbanks, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rogers Municipal Airport (ROG), Rogers, Arkansas, United States and Eielson Air Force Base (EIL), Fairbanks, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,901 miles (or 4,668 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 Rogers Municipal 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 Rogers Municipal 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: | ROG / KROG |
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Location: | Rogers, Arkansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°22'21"N by 94°6'24"W |
Area Served: | Rogers, Arkansas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Rogers |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1359 feet (414 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ROG |
More Information: | ROG 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 Rogers Municipal Airport (ROG):
- In addition to being known as "Rogers Municipal Airport", another name for ROG is "Carter Field".
- The closest airport to Rogers Municipal Airport (ROG) is Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WSW of ROG.
- Beaver Lake Aviation is the airport's full service FBO.
- The furthest airport from Rogers Municipal Airport (ROG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,784 miles (17,356 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Rogers Municipal Airport, also known as Carter Field, is a city-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles north of the central business district of Rogers, a city in Benton County, Arkansas, United States.
- Rogers Municipal Airport (ROG) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Eielson Air Force Base (EIL):
- The 375th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, from the 308th Bombardment Group at Tinker AFB Oklahoma, arrived at Eielson on 5 March 1949.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Eielson Air Force Base", another name for EIL is "Eielson AFB".
- A month later, contractors and civilian crews from Ladd Field started laying out the new airfield.
- 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.
- In 1984, the 343d Composite Wing was redesignated a Tactical Fighter Wing.
- For the next 34 years, the 5010th served as host-unit at Eielson.