Nonstop flight route between Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States and Wildwood, New Jersey, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ladd Army Airfield (FBK), Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States and Cape May Airport (WWD), Wildwood, New Jersey, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,323 miles (or 5,348 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 Cape May 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 Cape May 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):

• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Ladd Army Airfield", another name for FBK is "(Ladd Air Force Base)".
• Ice fog became a problem for airplanes landing at the field.
• Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) is Fairbanks International Airport (FAI), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) WSW of FBK.
• Alaska's transportation infrastructure at the time was so limited and the problem of military supply so acute, it also made sense to concentrate the bases along existing supply lines near Anchorage and Fairbanks.

Facts about Cape May Airport (WWD):

• On December 12, 1976, an Atlantic City Airlines DeHavilland Twin Otter operating as Allegheny Commuter Flight 977 crashed short of the runway.
• The closest airport to Cape May Airport (WWD) is Millville Municipal Airport (MIV), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) NNW of WWD.
• The furthest airport from Cape May Airport (WWD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,780 miles (18,958 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Cape May County Airport covers an area of 996 acres at an elevation of 21 feet above mean sea level.
• Because of Cape May Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Cape May 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.
• Cape May Airport or Cape May County Airport is a public use airport in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States.
• In addition to being known as "Cape May Airport", another name for WWD is "Cape May County Airport".
• Cape May Airport (WWD) has 2 runways.