Nonstop flight route between Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States and Djibouti, Djibouti:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Wainwright Airport (AIN), Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States and Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport (JIB), Djibouti, Djibouti would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,655 miles (or 10,710 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 Wainwright Airport and Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport, 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 Wainwright Airport and Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Wainwright Airport (AIN):

• The furthest airport from Wainwright Airport (AIN) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,348 miles (16,654 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• Wainwright Airport resides at elevation of 45 feet above mean sea level.
• Because of Wainwright Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Wainwright 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.
• In addition to being known as "Wainwright Airport", another name for AIN is "AWI".
• The closest airport to Wainwright Airport (AIN) is Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) E of AIN.
• The radar station was upgraded in the late 1980s with new radars and in 1989 was re-designated part of the North Warning System as a Long Range Radar Site, A-16, controlled by the Pacific Air Forces 611th Air Support Group, based at Elmendorf AFB.
• The airport was built in 1957 to support the Distant Early Warning Line Radar station at Wainwright.
• Wainwright Airport (AIN) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport (JIB):

• Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport has a single terminal building, with one departure gate and one baggage carousel.
• The airport was opened in 1948.
• Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport handled 258,877 passengers last year.
• Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport (JIB) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Djibouti–Ambouli International 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.
• The closest airport to Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport (JIB) is Moucha Airport (MHI), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) NNE of JIB.
• The furthest airport from Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport (JIB) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport (meaning Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,246 miles (19,708 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
• In the mid-1970s, the airport was enlarged to accommodate more international carriers, with the state-owned Air Djibouti providing regular trips to all major cities.