Nonstop flight route between Dinard, France and Fairbanks, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport (DNR), Dinard, France and Eielson Air Force Base (EIL), Fairbanks, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,389 miles (or 7,063 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 Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo 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 Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo 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 Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport (DNR):

• In addition to being known as "Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport", another name for DNR is "Aéroport de Dinard – Pleurtuit – Saint-Malo".
• The closest airport to Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport (DNR) is Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (SBK), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) W of DNR.
• Transported passengers evolution :2011 → 134 1972010 → 122 2542009 → 136 9422008 → 201 1742007 → 178 6052006 → 163 9652005 → 179 9712004 → 144 017
• Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport (DNR) has 3 runways.
• Because of Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport's relatively low elevation of 219 feet, planes can take off or land at Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo 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 flying club is located on the northeast of the 12/30 runway.
• The airport operating hours are 7:30am to 9:30pm.
• The furthest airport from Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport (DNR) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport (meaning Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,031 miles (19,362 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

Facts about Eielson Air Force Base (EIL):

• In July 1960, the Strategic Air Command stationed the 4157th Combat Support Group at Eielson.
• Eielson Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately 26 miles southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska and just southeast of Moose Creek, Alaska.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Eielson Air Force Base", another name for EIL is "Eielson AFB".
• Taken off deployment status in 2007 as a result of BRAC 2005, today the primary mission of the base is to support Red Flag-Alaska, a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S.
• 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.
• The base reopened in September 1946, once again as a satellite of Ladd Field.
• The 720th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, equipped with F-86 Sabres, was deployed to Eielson during 1954–55.