Nonstop flight route between Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States and Fairbanks, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ardmore Municipal Airport (ADM), Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States and Eielson Air Force Base (EIL), Fairbanks, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,943 miles (or 4,736 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 Ardmore 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 Ardmore Municipal Airport and Eielson Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ardmore Municipal Airport (ADM):

• The airport is on the site of Ardmore Army Air Field, later Ardmore Air Force Base.
• The closest airport to Ardmore Municipal Airport (ADM) is Ardmore Downtown Executive Airport (AHD), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) SSW of ADM.
• On April 22, 1966 American Flyers Flight 280 on approach to Ardmore crashed into a hill.
• Ardmore Municipal Airport covers 2,503 acres at an elevation of 777 feet.
• Ardmore Municipal Airport (ADM) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Ardmore Municipal Airport (ADM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,871 miles (17,495 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Because of Ardmore Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 777 feet, planes can take off or land at Ardmore Municipal Airport 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.
• Industries at the Airpark including King Aerospace, Higgins Interiors, Inc., Dollar General Distribution Center, East Jordan Iron Works, Carbonyx, Inc., and Online Packaging.
• In addition to being known as "Ardmore Municipal Airport", another name for ADM is "Ardmore Industrial Airpark".

Facts about Eielson Air Force Base (EIL):

• The 6th SW remained at Eielson AFB until 1992.
• In addition to being known as "Eielson Air Force Base", another name for EIL is "Eielson AFB".
• 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.
• 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.
• The 720th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, equipped with F-86 Sabres, was deployed to Eielson during 1954–55.
• On 7 June 1943, the Western Defense Command ordered construction of a new airfield near present-day Fort Wainwright, then an Army airfield named after Major Arthur Ladd.