Nonstop flight route between Catarman, Northern Samar, Philippines and Fairbanks, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Catarman National Airport (CRM), Catarman, Northern Samar, Philippines and Eielson Air Force Base (EIL), Fairbanks, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,388 miles (or 8,670 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 Catarman National 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 Catarman National 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 Catarman National Airport (CRM):

• Catarman National Airport handled 125,049 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Catarman National Airport (CRM) is Calbayog Airport (CYP), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) SSW of CRM.
• Catarman National Airport (CRM) currently has only 1 runway.
• AirphilExpress' flight 2P-367 arrival from Cebu.
• Catarman National Airport is a priority for national appropriation by the Philippine government.
• Because of Catarman National Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Catarman National 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 Catarman National Airport (CRM) is Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK), which is nearly antipodal to Catarman National Airport (meaning Catarman National Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport), and is located 12,273 miles (19,752 kilometers) away in Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
• In addition to being known as "Catarman National Airport", another name for CRM is "Paliparang Pambansa ng CatarmanNasudnon nga Luparan san Catarman".

Facts about Eielson Air Force Base (EIL):

• The Air Defense Command deployed interceptors to Eielson during the 1960s.
• The host unit at Eielson is the 354th Fighter Wing assigned to the Pacific Air Forces Eleventh Air Force.
• On 7 June 1943, the Western Defense Command ordered construction of a new airfield near present-day Fort Wainwright, then an Army airfield named after Major Arthur Ladd.
• A month later, contractors and civilian crews from Ladd Field started laying out the new airfield.
• A new chapter for the base began 1 October 1981 when the 343d Composite Wing replaced the 5010th as Eielson's host unit.
• In addition to being known as "Eielson Air Force Base", another name for EIL is "Eielson AFB".
• 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.
• 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.