Nonstop flight route between Cold Bay, Alaska, United States and Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cold Bay Airport (CDB), Cold Bay, Alaska, United States and Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport (ENK), Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,733 miles (or 7,617 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 Cold Bay Airport and Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport, 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 Cold Bay Airport and Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CDB / PACD |
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Location: | Cold Bay, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°12'19"N by 162°43'27"W |
Area Served: | Cold Bay, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 102 feet (31 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CDB |
More Information: | CDB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ENK / EGAB |
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Location: | Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°23'54"N by 7°39'6"W |
Area Served: | Enniskillen |
Operator/Owner: | Enniskillen Airport Ltd |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 155 feet (47 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ENK |
More Information: | ENK Maps & Info |
Facts about Cold Bay Airport (CDB):
- Fort Randall AAF was also used by the United States Navy during the Aleutian campaign.
- Between 1956 and 1958, Cold Bay Airport was used as a logistics support base during the construction of Cold Bay Air Force Station, a Ground Control Intercept station for Alaskan Air Command during the Cold War.
- The closest airport to Cold Bay Airport (CDB) is King Cove Airport (KVC), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) ESE of CDB.
- Cold Bay Airport (CDB) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Cold Bay Airport", other names for CDB include "Cold Bay Air Force Station" and "Fort Randall Army Airfield".
- On October 30, 2013 a Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300 on the flight from Tokyo to San Francisco landed on the airport due to an engine shut-down.
- In the spring and summer of 1945, Cold Bay was the site of the largest and most ambitious transfer program of World War II, Project Hula, in which the United States transferred 149 ships and craft to the Soviet Union and trained 12,000 Soviet personnel in their operation in anticipation of the Soviet Union entering the war against Japan.
- The furthest airport from Cold Bay Airport (CDB) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,968 miles (17,652 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- The airfield was named Thornbrough Air Force Base in 1948 for Captain George W.
- Because of Cold Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 102 feet, planes can take off or land at Cold Bay 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 airport was constructed during World War II as Fort Randall Army Airfield during the secret military buildup of the Territory of Alaska that began in 1941.
- The 5042d ABS was discontinued on 1 January 1950 per AAC General Order Number 198, dated 13 December 1949, due to budget restrictions.
Facts about Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport (ENK):
- Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport (ENK) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport", another name for ENK is "St Angelo".
- Between the end of the war and February 1947 St Angelo was home to No.
- Because of Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport's relatively low elevation of 155 feet, planes can take off or land at Enniskillen/St Angelo 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.
- Scheduled passenger flights have, in the past, operated from this airport, but these have ceased since 2006.
- The closest airport to Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport (ENK) is Sligo Airport (SXL), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) WSW of ENK.
- The furthest airport from Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport (ENK) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,887 miles (19,129 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.