Nonstop flight route between Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States and Ternopil, Ukraine:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ladd Army Airfield (FBK), Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States and Ternopil (TNL), Ternopil, Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,527 miles (or 7,285 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 Ternopil, 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 Ternopil. 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: | TNL / UKLT |
Airport Name: | Ternopil |
Location: | Ternopil, Ukraine |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°31'29"N by 25°41'59"E |
Operator/Owner: | KP "Ternopilaviaavtotrans" |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1073 feet (327 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TNL |
More Information: | TNL 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)".
- When the Air Force was made a separate branch in 1947 the name was changed to Ladd Air Force Base.
- 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.
- 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 closest airport to Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) is Fairbanks International Airport (FAI), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) WSW of FBK.
- Testing at Ladd Field began again in 1942, but by 1943 aircraft cold-weather testing had become a second priority, as Ladd became the hub for fighters and bombers destined for the "Forgotten 1,000 Mile War" in the Aleutians against the Japanese or on their way to Soviet forces as part of the Lend-Lease program.
- 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.
Facts about Ternopil (TNL):
- The furthest airport from Ternopil (TNL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,320 miles (18,217 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Ternopil (TNL) is Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO), which is located 64 miles (102 kilometers) SW of TNL.
- Ternopil (TNL) has 2 runways.