Nonstop flight route between Luzamba, Angola and Anchorage, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cuango-Luzamba Airport (LZM), Luzamba, Angola and Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF), Anchorage, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,782 miles (or 14,133 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 Cuango-Luzamba 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 Cuango-Luzamba 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: | LZM / FNLZ |
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| Location: | Luzamba, Angola |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°6'57"S by 18°2'57"E |
| Area Served: | Cuango-Luzamba, Lunda Norte Province, Angola |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2904 feet (885 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LZM |
| More Information: | LZM 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 Cuango-Luzamba Airport (LZM):
- Cuango-Luzamba Airport (LZM) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Cuango-Luzamba Airport", other names for LZM include "Cuango-Luzamba Airport (Luzamba)" and "Aeroporto de Cuango-Luzamba".
- The furthest airport from Cuango-Luzamba Airport (LZM) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,851 miles (19,073 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Cuango-Luzamba Airport (LZM) is Aeroporto de Cafunfo (CFF), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) N of LZM.
Facts about Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF):
- In addition to being known as "Elmendorf Air Force Base", another name for EDF is "JB Elmendorf-Richardson".
- The installation hosts the headquarters for the United States Alaskan Command, 11th Air Force, U.S.
- 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 28 July 2010, a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft practicing for an upcoming airshow crashed into a wooded area within the base, killing all four air crew members.
- 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.
- Construction on Elmendorf Field began on 8 June 1940, as a major and permanent military airfield near Anchorage.
- The adjacent facilities were officially combined by the 2005 Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
- 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.
- 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.
