Nonstop flight route between Fairbanks, Alaska, United States and Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Eielson Air Force Base (EIL), Fairbanks, Alaska, United States and Barra do Garças Airport (BPG), Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,345 miles (or 11,821 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 Eielson Air Force Base and Barra do Garças 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 Eielson Air Force Base and Barra do Garças Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EIL / PAEI |
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| Location: | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 64°39'56"N by 147°6'5"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from EIL |
| More Information: | EIL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BPG / SBBW |
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| Location: | Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°51'38"S by 52°23'21"W |
| Area Served: | Barra do Garças |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1147 feet (350 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BPG |
| More Information: | BPG Maps & Info |
Facts about Eielson Air Force Base (EIL):
- For the next 34 years, the 5010th served as host-unit at Eielson.
- In addition to being known as "Eielson Air Force Base", another name for EIL is "Eielson AFB".
- Operational uses of Mile 26 were few.
- A month later, contractors and civilian crews from Ladd Field started laying out the new airfield.
- On 1 December 1947 Strategic Air Command B-29 Superfortress bombers arrived at 26-Mile Airfield with the deployment of the 97th Bombardment Wing, Very Heavy, from Smoky Hill AFB, Kansas.
- The furthest airport from Eielson Air Force Base (EIL) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,295 miles (16,568 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Eielson Air Force Base (EIL) is Ladd Army Airfield (FBK), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) NW of EIL.
- The 6th SW remained at Eielson AFB until 1992.
- The 720th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, equipped with F-86 Sabres, was deployed to Eielson during 1954–55.
Facts about Barra do Garças Airport (BPG):
- In addition to being known as "Barra do Garças Airport", another name for BPG is "Aeroporto de Barra do Garças".
- The airport is located 15 km from downtown Barra do Garças.
- Barra do Garças Airport (BPG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Barra do Garças Airport (BPG) is Virac Airport (VRC), which is nearly antipodal to Barra do Garças Airport (meaning Barra do Garças Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Virac Airport), and is located 12,160 miles (19,569 kilometers) away in Virac, Catanduanes, Philippines.
- The closest airport to Barra do Garças Airport (BPG) is Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport (GYN), which is located 216 miles (348 kilometers) ESE of BPG.
