Nonstop flight route between Anchorage, Alaska, United States and Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF), Anchorage, Alaska, United States and Khanty-Mansiysk (HMA), Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,741 miles (or 6,021 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 Khanty-Mansiysk, 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 Khanty-Mansiysk. 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: | HMA / USHH |
Airport Name: | Khanty-Mansiysk |
Location: | Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°1'41"N by 69°5'12"E |
Area Served: | Khanty-Mansiysk |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 75 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HMA |
More Information: | HMA Maps & Info |
Facts about Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF):
- The closest airport to Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF) is Merrill Field (MRI), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) SSW of EDF.
- On 12 November 1940, the War Department formally designated what had been popularly referred to as Elmendorf Field as Fort Richardson.
- On 16 November 2010, a Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor took off for a training mission.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Elmendorf Air Force Base", another name for EDF is "JB Elmendorf-Richardson".
Facts about Khanty-Mansiysk (HMA):
- The furthest airport from Khanty-Mansiysk (HMA) is Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ), which is located 10,861 miles (17,479 kilometers) away in Punta Arenas, Chile.
- The closest airport to Khanty-Mansiysk (HMA) is Nefteyugansk Airport (NFG), which is located 119 miles (192 kilometers) E of HMA.
- Khanty-Mansiysk (HMA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Khanty-Mansiysk's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Khanty-Mansiysk 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.