Nonstop flight route between Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States and Yulara, Northern Territory, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ladd Army Airfield (FBK), Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States and Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ), Yulara, Northern Territory, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,540 miles (or 12,135 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 Ladd Army Airfield and Ayers Rock 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 Ladd Army Airfield and Ayers Rock Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FBK / PAFB |
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Location: | Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°50'15"N by 147°36'51"W |
Area Served: | Fort Wainwright |
Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
Airport Type: | Military: Army Airfield |
Elevation: | 454 feet (138 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FBK |
More Information: | FBK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AYQ / YAYE |
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Location: | Yulara, Northern Territory, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°11'9"S by 130°58'32"E |
Operator/Owner: | Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia Pty Ltd |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1626 feet (496 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AYQ |
More Information: | AYQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Ladd Army Airfield (FBK):
- The furthest airport from Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,286 miles (16,554 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Because of Ladd Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 454 feet, planes can take off or land at Ladd Army Airfield 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.
- From the late 1940s into the 1950s, Ladd AFB served as the northern hub for Air Force activities in Alaska.
- The airplanes arrived at Ladd were stripped of all but basic instrumentation and armament.
- Ladd was not exclusively an Air Force site.
- The closest airport to Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) is Fairbanks International Airport (FAI), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) WSW of FBK.
- Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Ladd Army Airfield", another name for FBK is "(Ladd Air Force Base)".
Facts about Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ):
- Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ) is Alice Springs Airport (ASP), which is located 207 miles (333 kilometers) ENE of AYQ.
- The furthest airport from Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ) is Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ), which is located 11,463 miles (18,448 kilometers) away in Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda.
- Jetstar operates Airbus A320, Qantaslink operates Boeing 717-200s and Virgin Australia operates a mixture of Boeing 737-700/800s and Embraer E-190s in and out of Ayers Rock Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Ayers Rock Airport", other names for AYQ include "Connellan Airport" and "Ayers Rock/Connellan Airport".
- Ayers Rock Airport has one main terminal for scheduled flights..
- Ayers Rock Airport handled 309,089 passengers last year.