Nonstop flight route between Anchorage, Alaska, United States and Marília, São Paulo, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF), Anchorage, Alaska, United States and Frank Miloye Milenkowichi State Airport (MII), Marília, São Paulo, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,880 miles (or 12,682 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 Frank Miloye Milenkowichi State 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 Frank Miloye Milenkowichi State Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF):

• Construction on Elmendorf Field began on 8 June 1940, as a major and permanent military airfield near Anchorage.
• 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 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.
• 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.
• The adjacent facilities were officially combined by the 2005 Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Elmendorf Air Force Base", another name for EDF is "JB Elmendorf-Richardson".
• The 1980s witnessed a period of growth and modernization of Elmendorf AFB.

Facts about Frank Miloye Milenkowichi State Airport (MII):

• In addition to being known as "Frank Miloye Milenkowichi State Airport", another name for MII is "Aeroporto Estadual Frank Miloye Milenkowichi".
• The furthest airport from Frank Miloye Milenkowichi State Airport (MII) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Frank Miloye Milenkowichi State Airport (meaning Frank Miloye Milenkowichi State Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,174 miles (19,591 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
• Frank Miloye Milenkowichi Airport is the airport serving Marília, Brazil.
• Frank Miloye Milenkowichi Airport was opened in 1938.
• Frank Miloye Milenkowichi State Airport handled 92,437 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Frank Miloye Milenkowichi State Airport (MII) is Marcelo Pires Halzhausen State Airport (AIF), which is located 46 miles (73 kilometers) SW of MII.
• It was at this airport that on January 7, 1961 TAM – Táxi Aéreo Marília, the forerunner of TAM Airlines started its operations as a company specialized in general aviation.
• Frank Miloye Milenkowichi State Airport (MII) currently has only 1 runway.