Nonstop flight route between Korhogo, Côte d'Ivoire and Fairbanks, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Korhogo Airport (HGO), Korhogo, Côte d'Ivoire and Eielson Air Force Base (EIL), Fairbanks, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,948 miles (or 11,181 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 Korhogo Airport and Eielson 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 Korhogo Airport and Eielson Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HGO / DIKO |
| Airport Name: | Korhogo Airport |
| Location: | Korhogo, Côte d'Ivoire |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°23'13"N by 5°33'24"W |
| Area Served: | Korhogo |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1214 feet (370 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HGO |
| More Information: | HGO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EIL / PAEI |
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| Location: | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 64°39'56"N by 147°6'5"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from EIL |
| More Information: | EIL Maps & Info |
Facts about Korhogo Airport (HGO):
- The furthest airport from Korhogo Airport (HGO) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Korhogo Airport (meaning Korhogo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,107 miles (19,484 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- The closest airport to Korhogo Airport (HGO) is Ferkessedougou Airport (FEK), which is located 28 miles (46 kilometers) ENE of HGO.
- Korhogo Airport (HGO) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Eielson Air Force Base (EIL):
- Until 2007, Eielson was a front line base, deploying fighter and bomber units around the world as well as providing for the defense of Alaska.
- The furthest airport from Eielson Air Force Base (EIL) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,295 miles (16,568 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Operational uses of Mile 26 were few.
- The 6th SW remained at Eielson AFB until 1992.
- In addition to being known as "Eielson Air Force Base", another name for EIL is "Eielson AFB".
- The closest airport to Eielson Air Force Base (EIL) is Ladd Army Airfield (FBK), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) NW of EIL.
- The 720th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, equipped with F-86 Sabres, was deployed to Eielson during 1954–55.
