Nonstop flight route between Lone Rock, Wisconsin, United States and Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tri-County Regional Airport (LNR), Lone Rock, Wisconsin, United States and Ladd Army Airfield (FBK), Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,635 miles (or 4,241 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 Tri-County Regional Airport and Ladd Army Airfield, 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 Tri-County Regional Airport and Ladd Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LNR / KLNR |
Airport Name: | Tri-County Regional Airport |
Location: | Lone Rock, Wisconsin, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°12'42"N by 90°10'46"W |
Area Served: | Lone Rock, Wisconsin |
Operator/Owner: | Sauk, Iowa & Richland Counties |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 717 feet (219 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LNR |
More Information: | LNR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FBK / PAFB |
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Location: | Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°50'15"N by 147°36'51"W |
Area Served: | Fort Wainwright |
Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
Airport Type: | Military: Army Airfield |
Elevation: | 454 feet (138 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FBK |
More Information: | FBK Maps & Info |
Facts about Tri-County Regional Airport (LNR):
- The closest airport to Tri-County Regional Airport (LNR) is Dane County Regional Airport (MSN), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) E of LNR.
- Tri-County Regional Airport (LNR) has 2 runways.
- Because of Tri-County Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 717 feet, planes can take off or land at Tri-County Regional 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 furthest airport from Tri-County Regional Airport (LNR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,936 miles (17,600 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Ladd Army Airfield (FBK):
- 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.
- Ice fog became a problem for airplanes landing at the field.
- Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Ladd Army Airfield", another name for FBK is "(Ladd Air Force Base)".
- Ferrying and Transport Units
- Testing at Ladd Field began again in 1942, but by 1943 aircraft cold-weather testing had become a second priority, as Ladd became the hub for fighters and bombers destined for the "Forgotten 1,000 Mile War" in the Aleutians against the Japanese or on their way to Soviet forces as part of the Lend-Lease program.
- 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.