Nonstop flight route between Béchar, Algeria and Anchorage, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport (CBH), Béchar, Algeria and Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF), Anchorage, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,764 miles (or 9,276 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 Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi 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 Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi 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: | CBH / DAOR |
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Location: | Béchar, Algeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°39'16"N by 2°15'40"W |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 2661 feet (811 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CBH |
More Information: | CBH 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 Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport (CBH):
- Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport (CBH) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport (CBH) is Moulay Ali Cherif Airport (ERH), which is located 127 miles (205 kilometers) W of CBH.
- In addition to being known as "Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport", other names for CBH include "Béchar Ouakda/Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport (Béchar)" and "Aéroport de Bechar "Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi"".
- The furthest airport from Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport (CBH) is Kerikeri Airport (KKE), which is nearly antipodal to Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport (meaning Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kerikeri Airport), and is located 12,104 miles (19,479 kilometers) away in Kerikeri, New Zealand.
Facts about Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF):
- The adjacent facilities were officially combined by the 2005 Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
- Air defense forces reached their zenith in 1957 with almost 200 fighter aircraft assigned to six fighter interceptor squadrons located at Elmendorf AFB and Ladd AFB.
- 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.
- 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.
- On 22 September 1995, a Boeing E-3 Sentry Airborne early warning and control aircraft with 22 USAF personnel and two Canadian air crew members crashed after ingesting a flock of Canada Geese, killing all on board.
- In addition to being known as "Elmendorf Air Force Base", another name for EDF is "JB Elmendorf-Richardson".