Nonstop flight route between Anqing, Anhui, China and Fairbanks, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG), Anqing, Anhui, China and Eielson Air Force Base (EIL), Fairbanks, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,492 miles (or 7,230 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 Anqing Tianzhushan 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 Anqing Tianzhushan 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 Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG):

• The furthest airport from Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG) is Ceres Airport (CRR), which is nearly antipodal to Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (meaning Anqing Tianzhushan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ceres Airport), and is located 12,358 miles (19,889 kilometers) away in Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina.
• Anqing Tianzhushan Airport handled 76,330 passengers last year.
• Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG) is Chizhou Jiuhuashan Airport (JUH), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) ENE of AQG.
• In addition to being known as "Anqing Tianzhushan Airport", other names for AQG include "安庆天柱山机场" and "Ānqìng Tiānzhùshān Jīchǎng".

Facts about Eielson Air Force Base (EIL):

• A year later, however, Eielson moved from under the shadow of Ladd Field when the Alaskan Air Command assumed organizational control.
• 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.
• Today the 1st Brigade 25th Infantry Division and the 4th Brigade 25th Infantry Division can be found training there.
• 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.
• The Air Defense Command deployed interceptors to Eielson during the 1960s.
• 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.
• 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.