Nonstop flight route between Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina and Anchorage, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ), Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina and Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF), Anchorage, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,380 miles (or 13,485 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 Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz 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 Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport and Elmendorf 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 Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ):

• In addition to being known as "Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport", other names for CSZ include "Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (Coronel Suárez)", "Aeropuerto Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz" and "SUZ".
• Because of Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport's relatively low elevation of 768 feet, planes can take off or land at Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz 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 closest airport to Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) is Comandante Espora Airport (BHI), which is located 90 miles (144 kilometers) S of CSZ.
• The furthest airport from Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) is Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA), which is nearly antipodal to Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (meaning Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport), and is located 12,373 miles (19,912 kilometers) away in Jinan, Shandong, China.
• Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) has 2 runways.

Facts about Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF):

• The Department of Defense proposed a major realignment of the base as part of the Base Realignment and Closure program announced on 13 May 2005.
• In addition to being known as "Elmendorf Air Force Base", another name for EDF is "JB Elmendorf-Richardson".
• 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.
• 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 closest airport to Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF) is Merrill Field (MRI), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) SSW of EDF.
• It is the home of the Headquarters, Alaskan Command, Alaskan NORAD Region, Joint Task Force-Alaska, Eleventh Air Force, the 673d Air Base Wing, the 3rd Wing, the 176th Wing and other Tenant Units.