Nonstop flight route between Anchorage, Alaska, United States and Jaffrey, New Hampshire, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF), Anchorage, Alaska, United States and Jaffrey Airport - Silver Ranch Airpark (AFN), Jaffrey, New Hampshire, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,310 miles (or 5,327 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 Elmendorf Air Force Base and Jaffrey Airport - Silver Ranch Airpark, 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 Elmendorf Air Force Base and Jaffrey Airport - Silver Ranch Airpark. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EDF / PAED |
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Location: | Anchorage, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°15'5"N by 149°48'23"W |
View all routes: | Routes from EDF |
More Information: | EDF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AFN / KAFN |
Airport Name: | Jaffrey Airport - Silver Ranch Airpark |
Location: | Jaffrey, New Hampshire, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°48'18"N by 72°0'10"W |
Area Served: | Jaffrey, New Hampshire |
Operator/Owner: | Jaffrey Municipal Airport Development Corp. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1040 feet (317 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AFN |
More Information: | AFN Maps & Info |
Facts about Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF):
- The late 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s brought about a gradual, but significant decline in air defense forces in Alaska due to mission changes and the demands of the Vietnam War.
- 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.
- On 12 November 1940, the War Department formally designated what had been popularly referred to as Elmendorf Field as Fort Richardson.
- The closest airport to Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF) is Merrill Field (MRI), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) SSW of EDF.
- Construction on Elmendorf Field began on 8 June 1940, as a major and permanent military airfield near Anchorage.
- The Elmendorf AFB is a site of one of the now decommissioned FLR-9 Wullenweber-class antennas, a node of the now obsolete High Frequency SIGINT direction finding system.
- On 22 September 1995, a Boeing E-3 Sentry Airborne early warning and control aircraft with 22 USAF personnel and two Canadian air crew members crashed after ingesting a flock of Canada Geese, killing all on board.
Facts about Jaffrey Airport - Silver Ranch Airpark (AFN):
- The closest airport to Jaffrey Airport - Silver Ranch Airpark (AFN) is Dillant–Hopkins Airport (EEN), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) WNW of AFN.
- The furthest airport from Jaffrey Airport - Silver Ranch Airpark (AFN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,713 miles (18,851 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Jaffrey Airport - Silver Ranch Airpark (AFN) currently has only 1 runway.