Nonstop flight route between Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia and Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Manjimup Airport (MJP), Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia and Ladd Army Airfield (FBK), Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,514 miles (or 13,701 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 Manjimup 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 Manjimup 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: | MJP / YMJM |
Airport Name: | Manjimup Airport |
Location: | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°15'55"S by 116°8'25"E |
Operator/Owner: | Shire of Manjimup |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 940 feet (287 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MJP |
More Information: | MJP 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 Manjimup Airport (MJP):
- The closest airport to Manjimup Airport (MJP) is Busselton Regional Airport (BQB), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) NW of MJP.
- Manjimup Airport (MJP) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Manjimup Airport's relatively low elevation of 940 feet, planes can take off or land at Manjimup 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 Manjimup Airport (MJP) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Manjimup Airport (meaning Manjimup Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,297 miles (19,790 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
Facts about Ladd Army Airfield (FBK):
- The closest airport to Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) is Fairbanks International Airport (FAI), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) WSW of FBK.
- By the end of the war, 7,926 aircraft were ferried though Ladd Field.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Ladd Army Airfield", another name for FBK is "(Ladd Air Force Base)".
- 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.
- Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.