Nonstop flight route between Crestview, Florida, United States and Levelock, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Duke FieldEglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #3 (EGI), Crestview, Florida, United States and Levelock Airport (KLL), Levelock, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,739 miles (or 6,018 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 Duke FieldEglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #3 and Levelock 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 Duke FieldEglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #3 and Levelock Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EGI / KEGI |
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| Location: | Crestview, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°39'1"N by 86°31'22"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from EGI |
| More Information: | EGI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KLL / |
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| Location: | Levelock, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 59°7'41"N by 156°51'30"W |
| Area Served: | Levelock, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 39 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KLL |
| More Information: | KLL Maps & Info |
Facts about Duke FieldEglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #3 (EGI):
- Between August and October 1970, during the Vietnam War, the Joint Contingency Task Group used AFROTC facilities at Duke Field to house US Army Special Forces troops involved in Operation Ivory Coast, a mission to rescue prisoners of war at Sơn Tây, North Vietnam.
- A large hump-backed steel hangar, the "Butler Hangar", 160 feet X 130 feet, transported from Trinidad, was erected at Auxiliary Field 3 between 1 April and ~10 July 1950, by personnel of Company 'C', 806th Aviation Engineering Battalion, under Captain Samuel M.
- Duke Field, also known as Eglin AFB Auxiliary Field #3, is a military airport located three miles south of the central business district of Crestview, in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States
- In 1983, operational claimancy for the 919 SOG shifted from TAC to MAC and its newly established 23d Air Force, said action paralleling the transfer of all Regular Air Force AC-130 and MC-130 units and assets from TAC to MAC.
- In 1992, the 919 SOG was re-designated as the 919th Special Operations Wing, the designation it currently retains today.
- In addition to being known as "Duke FieldEglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #3", another name for EGI is "Duke Field".
- The closest airport to Duke FieldEglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #3 (EGI) is Bob Sikes Airport (CEW), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) N of EGI.
- Six original Raiders were present at Duke Field, on Saturday 31 May 2008 for the culmination of their annual reunion.
- In 1980, Duke Field was also one of the fields used in training for Operation Credible Sport, an initiative to prepare for a second rescue attempt of American hostages held in Iran using C-130 aircraft modified with multiple rocket engines for extremely short landings and takeoffs.
- The furthest airport from Duke FieldEglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #3 (EGI) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,172 miles (17,980 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Levelock Airport (KLL):
- In addition to being known as "Levelock Airport", another name for KLL is "9Z8".
- The closest airport to Levelock Airport (KLL) is Ekwok Airport (KEK), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) NW of KLL.
- The furthest airport from Levelock Airport (KLL) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,701 miles (17,221 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- According to Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 527 commercial passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, a decrease of 22% from the 675 in 2007.
- Levelock Airport (KLL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Levelock Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Levelock 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.
