Nonstop flight route between Anchorage, Alaska, United States and Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF), Anchorage, Alaska, United States and Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA), Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,976 miles (or 11,227 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 Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport, 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 Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport. 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: | JUA / SIZX |
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Location: | Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°17'12"S by 57°32'20"W |
Area Served: | Juara |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 991 feet (302 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JUA |
More Information: | JUA Maps & Info |
Facts about Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF):
- It is the home of the Headquarters, Alaskan Command, Alaskan NORAD Region, Joint Task Force-Alaska, Eleventh Air Force, the 673d Air Base Wing, the 3rd Wing, the 176th Wing and other Tenant Units.
- The closest airport to Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF) is Merrill Field (MRI), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) SSW of EDF.
- The Department of Defense proposed a major realignment of the base as part of the Base Realignment and Closure program announced on 13 May 2005.
- In addition to being known as "Elmendorf Air Force Base", another name for EDF is "JB Elmendorf-Richardson".
- 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.
- 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.
- That importance was further recognized when the F-15E Strike Eagle equipped 90th Tactical Fighter Squadron was reassigned to Elmendorf Air Force Base from Clark Air Base in the Philippines in May 1991.
Facts about Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA):
- Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport is the airport serving Juara, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport", another name for JUA is "Aeroporto Inácio Luís do Nascimento".
- Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA) is Kalibo International Airport (KLO), which is nearly antipodal to Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (meaning Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kalibo International Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,970 kilometers) away in Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines.
- The closest airport to Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA) is Juína Airport (JIA), which is located 79 miles (128 kilometers) W of JUA.
- Because of Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport's relatively low elevation of 991 feet, planes can take off or land at Inácio Luís do Nascimento 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.