Nonstop flight route between Crescent City, California, United States and Anchorage, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Del Norte County Regional Airport (CEC), Crescent City, California, United States and Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF), Anchorage, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,714 miles (or 2,759 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 relatively short distance between Del Norte County Regional Airport and Elmendorf Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Del Norte County Regional Airport (CEC):

• The closest airport to Del Norte County Regional Airport (CEC) is Brookings Airport (BOK), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) N of CEC.
• Because of Del Norte County Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 61 feet, planes can take off or land at Del Norte County Regional 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.
• SkyWest Airlines flies Embraer EMB-120s to Eureka/Arcata, Sacramento and San Francisco.
• The furthest airport from Del Norte County Regional Airport (CEC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,175 miles (17,985 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Del Norte County Regional Airport (CEC) has 2 runways.
• Del Norte County Regional Airport, also known as Jack McNamara Field, is a public airport three miles northwest of Crescent City, in Del Norte County, California.
• In addition to being known as "Del Norte County Regional Airport", another name for CEC is "Jack McNamara Field".

Facts about Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF):

• The first Air Force unit to be assigned to Alaska, the 18th Pursuit Squadron, arrived in February 1941.
• 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.
• That importance was further recognized when the F-15E Strike Eagle equipped 90th Tactical Fighter Squadron was reassigned to Elmendorf Air Force Base from Clark Air Base in the Philippines in May 1991.
• In addition to being known as "Elmendorf Air Force Base", another name for EDF is "JB Elmendorf-Richardson".
• The installation hosts the headquarters for the United States Alaskan Command, 11th Air Force, U.S.
• The closest airport to Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF) is Merrill Field (MRI), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) SSW of EDF.
• 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.
• On 16 November 2010, a Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor took off for a training mission.