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

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ugolny Airport (DYR), Anadyr, Russia and Ladd Army Airfield (FBK), Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,007 miles (or 1,621 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 Ugolny Airport and Ladd Army Airfield, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Ugolny Airport (DYR):

• In addition to being known as "Ugolny Airport", another name for DYR is "Аэропорт Угольный".
• Because of Ugolny Airport's relatively low elevation of 194 feet, planes can take off or land at Ugolny 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.
• Though the Soviet-built Ilyushin Il-62 was a workhorse of the route from Moscow Domodedovo International Airport to Anadyr for many decades, in 2006 Transaero began placing US-built Boeing 767-300 aircraft on the route.
• The closest airport to Ugolny Airport (DYR) is Markovo Airport (KVM), which is located 216 miles (348 kilometers) W of DYR.
• Ugolny Airport (DYR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Ugolny Airport (DYR) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,736 miles (17,278 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• Anadyr's history as a bomber base dates back to the 1950s and the Russian Air Force's OGA is responsible for maintaining the facility.

Facts about Ladd Army Airfield (FBK):

• 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.
• 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.
• The major use of Ladd Field was primarily cold-weather testing of aircraft and equipment.
• Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) currently has only 1 runway.
• By the end of the war, 7,926 aircraft were ferried though Ladd Field.
• In addition to being known as "Ladd Army Airfield", another name for FBK is "(Ladd Air Force Base)".
• In 1948, as Cold War tensions heightened, the Army's 2nd Infantry sent ground defense soldiers to Ladd
• Testing at Ladd Field began again in 1942, but by 1943 aircraft cold-weather testing had become a second priority, as Ladd became the hub for fighters and bombers destined for the "Forgotten 1,000 Mile War" in the Aleutians against the Japanese or on their way to Soviet forces as part of the Lend-Lease program.