Nonstop flight route between Bayamo, Cuba and Anchorage, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Airport (BYM), Bayamo, Cuba and Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF), Anchorage, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,433 miles (or 7,133 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 Carlos Manuel de Céspedes 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 Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Airport and Elmendorf 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 Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Airport (BYM):

• Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Airport (BYM) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Airport's relatively low elevation of 203 feet, planes can take off or land at Carlos Manuel de Céspedes 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 Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Airport (BYM) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,736 miles (18,887 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Airport", another name for BYM is "Aeropuerto Carlos Manuel de Céspedes".
• The closest airport to Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Airport (BYM) is Sierra Maestra Airport (MZO), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) WSW of BYM.

Facts about Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF):

• In addition to being known as "Elmendorf Air Force Base", another name for EDF is "JB Elmendorf-Richardson".
• 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 12 November 1940, the War Department formally designated what had been popularly referred to as Elmendorf Field as Fort Richardson.
• The late 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s brought about a gradual, but significant decline in air defense forces in Alaska due to mission changes and the demands of the Vietnam War.
• The Department of Defense proposed a major realignment of the base as part of the Base Realignment and Closure program announced on 13 May 2005.
• The closest airport to Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF) is Merrill Field (MRI), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) SSW of EDF.
• Construction on Elmendorf Field began on 8 June 1940, as a major and permanent military airfield near Anchorage.