Nonstop flight route between Bouca, Central African Republic and Fairbanks, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bouca Airport (BCF), Bouca, Central African Republic and Eielson Air Force Base (EIL), Fairbanks, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,461 miles (or 12,007 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 Bouca 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 Bouca 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 Bouca Airport (BCF):

• Bouca Airport (BCF) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Bouca Airport", another name for BCF is "Bouca Airport (Bouca)".
• The furthest airport from Bouca Airport (BCF) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Bouca Airport (meaning Bouca Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,165 miles (19,578 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
• The closest airport to Bouca Airport (BCF) is Batangafo Airport (BTG), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) N of BCF.

Facts about Eielson Air Force Base (EIL):

• The 375th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, from the 308th Bombardment Group at Tinker AFB Oklahoma, arrived at Eielson on 5 March 1949.
• 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.
• Taken off deployment status in 2007 as a result of BRAC 2005, today the primary mission of the base is to support Red Flag-Alaska, a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S.
• In addition to being known as "Eielson Air Force Base", another name for EIL is "Eielson AFB".
• Eielson Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately 26 miles southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska and just southeast of Moose Creek, Alaska.
• The Air Defense Command deployed interceptors to Eielson during the 1960s.
• 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.
• Headquarters USAF General Order 2, dated 13 January 1948, redesignated Mile 26 as Eielson AFB.
• Operational uses of Mile 26 were few.
• In July 1960, the Strategic Air Command stationed the 4157th Combat Support Group at Eielson.
• The base reopened in September 1946, once again as a satellite of Ladd Field.