Nonstop flight route between Bear Creek, Alaska, United States and Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bear Creek 3 Airport (BCC), Bear Creek, Alaska, United States and Ladd Army Airfield (FBK), Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 271 miles (or 436 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 relatively short distance between Bear Creek 3 Airport and Ladd Army Airfield, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BCC / |
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Location: | Bear Creek, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 63°34'18"N by 156°8'39"W |
Area Served: | Bear Creek, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Public Domain |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 740 feet (226 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BCC |
More Information: | BCC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FBK / PAFB |
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Location: | Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°50'15"N by 147°36'51"W |
Area Served: | Fort Wainwright |
Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
Airport Type: | Military: Army Airfield |
Elevation: | 454 feet (138 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FBK |
More Information: | FBK Maps & Info |
Facts about Bear Creek 3 Airport (BCC):
- The closest airport to Bear Creek 3 Airport (BCC) is Takotna Airport (TCT), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) S of BCC.
- Bear Creek 3 Airport (BCC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Bear Creek 3 Airport's relatively low elevation of 740 feet, planes can take off or land at Bear Creek 3 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 furthest airport from Bear Creek 3 Airport (BCC) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,393 miles (16,726 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- In addition to being known as "Bear Creek 3 Airport", another name for BCC is "Z48".
Facts about Ladd Army Airfield (FBK):
- In addition to being known as "Ladd Army Airfield", another name for FBK is "(Ladd Air Force Base)".
- The airplanes arrived at Ladd were stripped of all but basic instrumentation and armament.
- When the Air Force was made a separate branch in 1947 the name was changed to Ladd Air Force Base.
- The furthest airport from Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,286 miles (16,554 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- From the late 1940s into the 1950s, Ladd AFB served as the northern hub for Air Force activities in Alaska.
- Because of Ladd Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 454 feet, planes can take off or land at Ladd Army Airfield 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.
- Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) is Fairbanks International Airport (FAI), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) WSW of FBK.