Nonstop flight route between Fairbanks, Alaska, United States and Cutral Có, Neuquén, Argentina:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Eielson Air Force Base (EIL), Fairbanks, Alaska, United States and Cutral Có Airport (CUT), Cutral Có, Neuquén, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,282 miles (or 13,328 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 Cutral Có 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 Cutral Có Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Eielson Air Force Base (EIL):

• 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 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.
• A month later, contractors and civilian crews from Ladd Field started laying out the new airfield.
• In 1984, the 343d Composite Wing was redesignated a Tactical Fighter Wing.
• Headquarters USAF General Order 2, dated 13 January 1948, redesignated Mile 26 as Eielson AFB.
• The Air Defense Command deployed interceptors to Eielson during the 1960s.
• The 58th Weather Squadron remained at Eielson until 8 August 1958.
• In addition to being known as "Eielson Air Force Base", another name for EIL is "Eielson AFB".
• On 7 June 1943, the Western Defense Command ordered construction of a new airfield near present-day Fort Wainwright, then an Army airfield named after Major Arthur Ladd.

Facts about Cutral Có Airport (CUT):

• In addition to being known as "Cutral Có Airport", another name for CUT is "Aeropuerto de Cutral Có".
• Because of Cutral Có Airport's relatively low elevation of 650 feet, planes can take off or land at Cutral Có 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.
• Cutral Có Airport (CUT) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Cutral Có Airport (CUT) is Zapala Airport (APZ), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) W of CUT.
• The furthest airport from Cutral Có Airport (CUT) is Ordos Ejin Horo Airport (DSN), which is nearly antipodal to Cutral Có Airport (meaning Cutral Có Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ordos Ejin Horo Airport), and is located 12,376 miles (19,918 kilometers) away in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China.