Nonstop flight route between Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States and Telida, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from INR to TLF:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- INR Airport Information
- TLF Airport Information
- Facts about INR
- Facts about TLF
- Map of Nearest Airports to INR
- List of Nearest Airports to INR
- Map of Furthest Airports from INR
- List of Furthest Airports from INR
- Map of Nearest Airports to TLF
- List of Nearest Airports to TLF
- Map of Furthest Airports from TLF
- List of Furthest Airports from TLF
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR), Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States and Telida Airport (TLF), Telida, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,814 miles (or 4,528 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 Kincheloe Air Force Base and Telida 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 Kincheloe Air Force Base and Telida Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | INR / |
Airport Name: | Kincheloe Air Force Base |
Location: | Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°15'2"N by 84°28'20"W |
View all routes: | Routes from INR |
More Information: | INR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TLF / |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Telida, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 63°23'38"N by 153°16'8"W |
Area Served: | Telida, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Public Domain |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 650 feet (198 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TLF |
More Information: | TLF Maps & Info |
Facts about Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR):
- The furthest airport from Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,103 miles (17,869 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Next, Kincheloe AFB was assigned to the Sault Sainte Marie Air Defense Sector at K.
- On 18 August 1955, the 534th ADS was inactivated and immediately replaced by the 507th Fighter Group in a name-only re-designation.
- In October, 1952, the 4685th Air Base Squadron was assigned to the reactivated Kinross AFB.
- Despite the loss of approximately 10,000 personnel living in the area, the base has been successfully redeveloped since closing.
- With the outbreak of the Cold War in 1948 and active combat in the Korean War in June, 1950, the United States began building up its defenses.
- The closest airport to Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR) is Chippewa County International Airport (CIU), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of INR.
- In November, 1961, following two years of construction, the 4239th Strategic Wing of the Strategic Air Command arrived with B-52 bombers.
- As a result of the phase down, ADC moved the 438th Fighter Interceptor Squadron to Griffiss AFB, New York.
Facts about Telida Airport (TLF):
- In addition to being known as "Telida Airport", another name for TLF is "2K5".
- The furthest airport from Telida Airport (TLF) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,404 miles (16,744 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Telida Airport (TLF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Telida Airport's relatively low elevation of 650 feet, planes can take off or land at Telida 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 Telida Airport (TLF) is Nikolai Airport (NIB), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) SW of TLF.