Nonstop flight route between Fria, Guinea and Anchorage, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Fria Airport (FIG), Fria, Guinea and Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF), Anchorage, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,952 miles (or 11,188 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 Fria Airport and Elmendorf Air Force Base, 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 Fria Airport and Elmendorf Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Fria Airport (FIG):

• Fria Airport (FIG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Fria Airport (FIG) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Fria Airport (meaning Fria Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,192 miles (19,621 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
• Because of Fria Airport's relatively low elevation of 499 feet, planes can take off or land at Fria 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.
• The closest airport to Fria Airport (FIG) is Conakry International Airport (CKY), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) S of FIG.

Facts about Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF):

• The furthest airport from Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,542 miles (16,965 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• In addition to being known as "Elmendorf Air Force Base", another name for EDF is "JB Elmendorf-Richardson".
• Despite a diminished number of personnel and aircraft, a turning point in Elmendorf's history occurred in 1970 with the arrival of the 43d Tactical Fighter Squadron in June 1970 from MacDill AFB, Florida.
• On 16 November 2010, a Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor took off for a training mission.
• The first Air Force unit to be assigned to Alaska, the 18th Pursuit Squadron, arrived in February 1941.
• The late 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s brought about a gradual, but significant decline in air defense forces in Alaska due to mission changes and the demands of the Vietnam War.
• The closest airport to Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF) is Merrill Field (MRI), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) SSW of EDF.