Nonstop flight route between Ljubljana, Slovenia and Anchorage, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU), Ljubljana, Slovenia and Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF), Anchorage, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,959 miles (or 7,981 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 Ljubljana Jože Pučnik 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 Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport and Elmendorf 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: | LJU / LJLJ |
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Location: | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°13'27"N by 14°27'21"E |
Area Served: | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
Operator/Owner: | Aerodrom Ljubljana, d.d. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1273 feet (388 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LJU |
More Information: | LJU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EDF / PAED |
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Location: | Anchorage, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°15'5"N by 149°48'23"W |
View all routes: | Routes from EDF |
More Information: | EDF Maps & Info |
Facts about Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU):
- On December 8, 2004, the airport received its first annual millionth passenger.
- The airport is served by an exit off the A2 motorway and by bus service connecting it with Ljubljana and Kranj.
- In 2007, the then centre-right government proposed renaming the airport from Aerodrom Ljubljana to Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport.
- Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) currently has only 1 runway.
- To the north, a business and logistics center named Aeropolis Ljubljana is planned to be built by 2020.
- The furthest airport from Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,879 miles (19,117 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) is Klagenfurt Airport (KLU), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) N of LJU.
- Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport handled 1,321,100 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport", another name for LJU is "Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana".
Facts about Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF):
- The closest airport to Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF) is Merrill Field (MRI), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) SSW of EDF.
- On 16 November 2010, a Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor took off for a training mission.
- That importance was further recognized when the F-15E Strike Eagle equipped 90th Tactical Fighter Squadron was reassigned to Elmendorf Air Force Base from Clark Air Base in the Philippines in May 1991.
- The uncertain world situation in late 1940s and early 1950s caused a major buildup of air defense forces in Alaska.
- 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".
- On 12 November 1940, the War Department formally designated what had been popularly referred to as Elmendorf Field as Fort Richardson.