Nonstop flight route between Dikson, Russia and Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dikson Airport (DKS), Dikson, Russia and Ladd Army Airfield (FBK), Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,631 miles (or 4,234 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 Dikson Airport and Ladd Army Airfield, 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 Dikson Airport and Ladd Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Dikson Airport (DKS):

• In addition to being known as "Dikson Airport", another name for DKS is "Аэропорт Диксон".
• The closest airport to Dikson Airport (DKS) is Alykel Airport (NSK), which is located 328 miles (528 kilometers) SSE of DKS.
• The furthest airport from Dikson Airport (DKS) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 11,162 miles (17,964 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• Because of Dikson Airport's relatively low elevation of 47 feet, planes can take off or land at Dikson 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.
• Dikson Airport (DKS) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Ladd Army Airfield (FBK):

• The airplanes arrived at Ladd were stripped of all but basic instrumentation and armament.
• The major use of Ladd Field was primarily cold-weather testing of aircraft and equipment.
• Ladd Army Airfield is the military airfield located at Fort Jonathan Wainwright, located in Fairbanks, Alaska.
• The closest airport to Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) is Fairbanks International Airport (FAI), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) WSW of FBK.
• Because of Ladd Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 454 feet, planes can take off or land at Ladd Army Airfield 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.
• Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) currently has only 1 runway.
• During 1946-1950, personnel from Ladd laid some of the groundwork of the early Cold War with strategic reconnaissance and Arctic research projects.
• The furthest airport from Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,286 miles (16,554 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• In addition to being known as "Ladd Army Airfield", another name for FBK is "(Ladd Air Force Base)".
• Ferrying and Transport Units
• From the late 1940s into the 1950s, Ladd AFB served as the northern hub for Air Force activities in Alaska.
• When the Air Force was made a separate branch in 1947 the name was changed to Ladd Air Force Base.