Nonstop flight route between Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States and Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ladd Army Airfield (FBK), Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States and Moala Airport (MFJ), Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,013 miles (or 9,676 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 Moala 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 Moala Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ladd Army Airfield (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)".
• 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.
• The airplanes arrived at Ladd were stripped of all but basic instrumentation and armament.
• 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.
• When the Air Force was made a separate branch in 1947 the name was changed to Ladd Air Force Base.
• In 1948, as Cold War tensions heightened, the Army's 2nd Infantry sent ground defense soldiers to Ladd
• The closest airport to Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) is Fairbanks International Airport (FAI), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) WSW of FBK.
• Ferrying and Transport Units

Facts about Moala Airport (MFJ):

• The furthest airport from Moala Airport (MFJ) is Gao International Airport (GAQ), which is nearly antipodal to Moala Airport (meaning Moala Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gao International Airport), and is located 12,277 miles (19,757 kilometers) away in Gao, Mali.
• The closest airport to Moala Airport (MFJ) is Cicia Airport (ICI), which is located 73 miles (118 kilometers) NE of MFJ.
• Because of Moala Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Moala 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.