Nonstop flight route between Soroti, Uganda and Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Soroti Airport (SRT), Soroti, Uganda and Ladd Army Airfield (FBK), Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,837 miles (or 12,613 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 Soroti Airport and Ladd Army Airfield, 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 Soroti Airport and Ladd Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SRT / HUSO |
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Location: | Soroti, Uganda |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°43'30"N by 33°37'15"E |
Operator/Owner: | Uganda Civil Aviation Authority |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 3641 feet (1,110 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SRT |
More Information: | SRT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FBK / PAFB |
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Location: | Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°50'15"N by 147°36'51"W |
Area Served: | Fort Wainwright |
Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
Airport Type: | Military: Army Airfield |
Elevation: | 454 feet (138 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FBK |
More Information: | FBK Maps & Info |
Facts about Soroti Airport (SRT):
- The furthest airport from Soroti Airport (SRT) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,685 miles (18,806 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Soroti Airport (SRT) is Jinja Airport (JIN), which is located 93 miles (149 kilometers) SSW of SRT.
- In addition to being known as "Soroti Airport", another name for SRT is "Soroti".
- Soroti Airport is an airport in Soroti in Eastern Uganda.
- Soroti Airport (SRT) has 2 runways.
- The airport was originally built as a training school for the British Overseas Airways Corporation to train their pilots in tropical flying techniques.
Facts about Ladd Army Airfield (FBK):
- From the late 1940s into the 1950s, Ladd AFB served as the northern hub for Air Force activities in Alaska.
- The furthest airport from Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,286 miles (16,554 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) is Fairbanks International Airport (FAI), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) WSW of FBK.
- Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Ladd Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 454 feet, planes can take off or land at Ladd Army Airfield at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- When the Air Force was made a separate branch in 1947 the name was changed to Ladd Air Force Base.
- In addition to being known as "Ladd Army Airfield", another name for FBK is "(Ladd Air Force Base)".
- Ferrying and Transport Units
- Ladd was not exclusively an Air Force site.