Nonstop flight route between Marysville, California, United States and Ikerasak, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beale Air Force Base (BAB), Marysville, California, United States and Ikerasak Heliport (IKE), Ikerasak, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,242 miles (or 5,218 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 Beale Air Force Base and Ikerasak Heliport, 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 Beale Air Force Base and Ikerasak Heliport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAB / KBAB |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Marysville, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°8'9"N by 121°26'11"W |
View all routes: | Routes from BAB |
More Information: | BAB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IKE / BGIA |
Airport Name: | Ikerasak Heliport |
Location: | Ikerasak, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 70°29'44"N by 51°18'11"W |
Area Served: | Ikerasak, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 66 feet (20 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from IKE |
More Information: | IKE Maps & Info |
Facts about Beale Air Force Base (BAB):
- The 456th SAW continued the mission of strategic bombardment and missile readiness training.
- In 1952 Beale AFB was placed in inactive status for conversion to an operational airbase.
- In May 1959, Colonel Paul K.
- In addition to being known as "Beale Air Force Base", another name for BAB is "Beale AFB".
- Beale Air Force Base covers nearly 23,000 acres of rolling hills in northern California.
- In 1948, Camp Beale became Beale AFB, its mission being to train bombardier navigators in radar techniques.
- The furthest airport from Beale Air Force Base (BAB) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,251 miles (18,107 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Beale Air Force Base (BAB) is Yuba County Airport (MYV), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WSW of BAB.
- DC-18 was initially under the San Francisco Air Defense Sector, established on 15 February 1959.
Facts about Ikerasak Heliport (IKE):
- The furthest airport from Ikerasak Heliport (IKE) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,417 miles (16,765 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Because of Ikerasak Heliport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Ikerasak Heliport 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 Ikerasak Heliport (IKE) is Uummannaq Heliport (UMD), which is located 23 miles (36 kilometers) NW of IKE.