Nonstop flight route between Beica, Ethiopia and Anchorage, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beica Airport (BEI), Beica, Ethiopia and Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF), Anchorage, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,550 miles (or 12,151 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 Beica Airport and Elmendorf 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 Beica Airport and Elmendorf 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: | BEI / HABE |
Airport Name: | Beica Airport |
Location: | Beica, Ethiopia |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°23'30"N by 34°31'9"E |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from BEI |
More Information: | BEI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EDF / PAED |
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Location: | Anchorage, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°15'5"N by 149°48'23"W |
View all routes: | Routes from EDF |
More Information: | EDF Maps & Info |
Facts about Beica Airport (BEI):
- The furthest airport from Beica Airport (BEI) is Manihi Airport (XMH), which is nearly antipodal to Beica Airport (meaning Beica Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihi Airport), and is located 12,086 miles (19,450 kilometers) away in Manihi, French Polynesia.
- Because of Beica Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Beica 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 closest airport to Beica Airport (BEI) is Asosa Airport (ASO), which is located 44 miles (70 kilometers) N of BEI.
Facts about Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF):
- Construction on Elmendorf Field began on 8 June 1940, as a major and permanent military airfield near Anchorage.
- Despite a diminished number of personnel and aircraft, a turning point in Elmendorf's history occurred in 1970 with the arrival of the 43d Tactical Fighter Squadron in June 1970 from MacDill AFB, Florida.
- The furthest airport from Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,542 miles (16,965 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- On 28 July 2010, a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft practicing for an upcoming airshow crashed into a wooded area within the base, killing all four air crew members.
- In addition to being known as "Elmendorf Air Force Base", another name for EDF is "JB Elmendorf-Richardson".
- The closest airport to Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF) is Merrill Field (MRI), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) SSW of EDF.