Nonstop flight route between Dayton, Ohio, United States and Anchorage, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dayton–Wright Brothers Airport (MGY), Dayton, Ohio, United States and Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF), Anchorage, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,082 miles (or 4,960 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 Dayton–Wright Brothers 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 Dayton–Wright Brothers Airport and Elmendorf Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Dayton–Wright Brothers Airport (MGY):

• Because of Dayton–Wright Brothers Airport's relatively low elevation of 957 feet, planes can take off or land at Dayton–Wright Brothers 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.
• On the airport grounds is a replica of the Wright brothers' Huffman Prairie hangar, containing a museum and replica Wright B Flyer.
• Dayton–Wright Brothers Airport (MGY) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Dayton–Wright Brothers Airport (MGY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,301 miles (18,187 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Dayton–Wright Brothers Airport covers an area of 541 acres which contains one asphalt paved runway measuring 5,000 x 100 ft.
• The closest airport to Dayton–Wright Brothers Airport (MGY) is Middletown Regional Airport (MWO), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WSW of MGY.

Facts about Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF):

• 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 closest airport to Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF) is Merrill Field (MRI), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) SSW of EDF.
• The Elmendorf AFB is a site of one of the now decommissioned FLR-9 Wullenweber-class antennas, a node of the now obsolete High Frequency SIGINT direction finding system.
• It is the home of the Headquarters, Alaskan Command, Alaskan NORAD Region, Joint Task Force-Alaska, Eleventh Air Force, the 673d Air Base Wing, the 3rd Wing, the 176th Wing and other Tenant Units.
• In addition to being known as "Elmendorf Air Force Base", another name for EDF is "JB Elmendorf-Richardson".
• 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.