Nonstop flight route between Fairbanks, Alaska, United States and Johor, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Eielson Air Force Base (EIL), Fairbanks, Alaska, United States and Mersing Airport (MEP), Johor, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,622 miles (or 10,658 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 Mersing 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 Mersing 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: | MEP / WMAU |
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Location: | Johor, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°22'59"N by 103°51'33"E |
Operator/Owner: | University Technology Malaysia |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MEP |
More Information: | MEP Maps & Info |
Facts about Eielson Air Force Base (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.
- 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 58th Weather Squadron remained at Eielson until 8 August 1958.
- Headquarters USAF General Order 2, dated 13 January 1948, redesignated Mile 26 as Eielson AFB.
- In addition to being known as "Eielson Air Force Base", another name for EIL is "Eielson AFB".
- In July 1960, the Strategic Air Command stationed the 4157th Combat Support Group at Eielson.
- 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 Mersing Airport (MEP):
- Mersing Airport (MEP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Mersing Airport (MEP) is Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS), which is nearly antipodal to Mersing Airport (meaning Mersing Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport), and is located 12,300 miles (19,795 kilometers) away in Macas, Ecuador.
- Because of Mersing Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Mersing 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.
- The closest airport to Mersing Airport (MEP) is Tioman Airport (TOD), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) NE of MEP.
- In addition to being known as "Mersing Airport", another name for MEP is "Lapangan Terbang Mersing".