Nonstop flight route between Ağrı, Turkey and Fairbanks, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Agri Airport (AJI), Ağrı, Turkey and Eielson Air Force Base (EIL), Fairbanks, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,208 miles (or 8,381 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 Agri 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 Agri 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: | AJI / LTCO |
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Location: | Ağrı, Turkey |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°39'15"N by 43°1'37"E |
Operator/Owner: | Turkish Government Airport Management (Turkish: Devlet Hava Meydanları İşletmesi (DHMİ)) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5462 feet (1,665 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AJI |
More Information: | AJI 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 Agri Airport (AJI):
- Agri Airport (AJI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Agri Airport's high elevation of 5,462 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AJI. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AJI a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Agri Airport", another name for AJI is "Ağrı Havalimanı (Turkish)".
- The closest airport to Agri Airport (AJI) is Kars Airport (KSY), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) N of AJI.
- The furthest airport from Agri Airport (AJI) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,285 miles (18,162 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
Facts about Eielson Air Force Base (EIL):
- Operational uses of Mile 26 were few.
- Until 2007, Eielson was a front line base, deploying fighter and bomber units around the world as well as providing for the defense of Alaska.
- 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 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 58th Weather Squadron remained at Eielson until 8 August 1958.
- Headquarters USAF General Order 2, dated 13 January 1948, redesignated Mile 26 as Eielson AFB.
- In addition to being known as "Eielson Air Force Base", another name for EIL is "Eielson AFB".
- The 6th SW flew RC–135 strategic reconnaissance missions with an assigned squadron, and, with KC–135s deployed to Eielson from SAC, AFRES, and the ANG, conducted Alaska Tanker Task Force missions to support reconnaissance and numerous exercises for the Air Force and Navy.