Nonstop flight route between Cochabamba, Bolivia and Fairbanks, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Jorge Wilstermann International Airport (CBB), Cochabamba, Bolivia and Eielson Air Force Base (EIL), Fairbanks, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,041 miles (or 11,331 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 Jorge Wilstermann International 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 Jorge Wilstermann International 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 Jorge Wilstermann International Airport (CBB):

• Because of Jorge Wilstermann International Airport's high elevation of 8,360 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CBB. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CBB a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• In addition to being known as "Jorge Wilstermann International Airport", another name for CBB is "Aeropuerto Internacional Jorge Wilstermann".
• The furthest airport from Jorge Wilstermann International Airport (CBB) is Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK), which is nearly antipodal to Jorge Wilstermann International Airport (meaning Jorge Wilstermann International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Haikou Meilan International Airport), and is located 12,156 miles (19,564 kilometers) away in Haikou, Hainan, China.
• Jorge Wilstermann International Airport handled 670,898 passengers last year.
• It was a focus city for Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano, the country's national airline, until service from LAB was suspended.
• The closest airport to Jorge Wilstermann International Airport (CBB) is Juana Azurduy de Padilla International Airport (SRE), which is located 124 miles (200 kilometers) SSE of CBB.
• Jorge Wilstermann International Airport (CBB) has 2 runways.

Facts about Eielson Air Force Base (EIL):

• In 1984, the 343d Composite Wing was redesignated a Tactical Fighter Wing.
• A month later, contractors and civilian crews from Ladd Field started laying out the new airfield.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Eielson Air Force Base", another name for EIL is "Eielson AFB".
• Today the 1st Brigade 25th Infantry Division and the 4th Brigade 25th Infantry Division can be found training there.
• 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.
• A year later, however, Eielson moved from under the shadow of Ladd Field when the Alaskan Air Command assumed organizational control.
• Until 2007, Eielson was a front line base, deploying fighter and bomber units around the world as well as providing for the defense of Alaska.