Nonstop flight route between Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States and Örebro, Sweden:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ladd Army Airfield (FBK), Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States and Örebro Airport (ORB), Örebro, Sweden would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,818 miles (or 6,144 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 Örebro 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 Örebro 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: | ORB / ESOE |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Örebro, Sweden |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°13'24"N by 15°2'17"E |
Operator/Owner: | Örebro Läns Flygplats AB |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 188 feet (57 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ORB |
More Information: | ORB Maps & Info |
Facts about Ladd Army Airfield (FBK):
- In addition to being known as "Ladd Army Airfield", another name for FBK is "(Ladd Air Force Base)".
- During 1946-1950, personnel from Ladd laid some of the groundwork of the early Cold War with strategic reconnaissance and Arctic research projects.
- 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.
- Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) currently has only 1 runway.
- From the late 1940s into the 1950s, Ladd AFB served as the northern hub for Air Force activities in Alaska.
- The closest airport to Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) is Fairbanks International Airport (FAI), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) WSW of FBK.
- Reflecting the need to insure aircraft bound for the Soviet Union were prepared for the flight to Galena and Nome, prior to flying across the Bering Straits to Siberia, Ladd AAF the Alaska Air Depot of XI AF Service Command was activated on 8 July 1942.
Facts about Örebro Airport (ORB):
- The furthest airport from Örebro Airport (ORB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,267 miles (18,132 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Örebro Airport", another name for ORB is "Örebro flygplats".
- Örebro Airport (ORB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Örebro Airport (ORB) is Eskilstuna Airport (EKT), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) E of ORB.
- Because of Örebro Airport's relatively low elevation of 188 feet, planes can take off or land at Örebro 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.