Nonstop flight route between Mirgorod, Ukraine and Fairbanks, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(49°55'54"N by 33°38'21"E)
Arrival Airport:
(64°39'56"N by 147°6'5"W)
Distance from MXR to EIL:
4,518.79 miles (7,272.28 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Myrhorod Airport (MXR), Mirgorod, Ukraine and Eielson Air Force Base (EIL), Fairbanks, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,519 miles (or 7,272 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 Myrhorod Airport and Eielson 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 Myrhorod Airport and Eielson 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: | MXR / |
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| Location: | Mirgorod, Ukraine |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°55'54"N by 33°38'21"E |
| Area Served: | Myrhorod, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine |
| Airport Type: | Public/military (Soviet Air Forces, now Ukrainian |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MXR |
| More Information: | MXR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EIL / PAEI |
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| Location: | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 64°39'56"N by 147°6'5"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from EIL |
| More Information: | EIL Maps & Info |
Facts about Myrhorod Airport (MXR):
- In addition to being known as "Myrhorod Airport", another name for MXR is "Аеропорт «Миргород»".
- Myrhorod Airport (MXR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Myrhorod Airport (MXR) is Kremenchuk (Velyka Kokhnivka) Airport (KHU), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) S of MXR.
- After the war, the airfield was rebuilt and used as a Soviet Air Forces base.
- On the night of 21 June 1944, the field was targeted by a massive German strike force.
- The furthest airport from Myrhorod Airport (MXR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,965 miles (17,646 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Eielson Air Force Base (EIL):
- The closest airport to Eielson Air Force Base (EIL) is Ladd Army Airfield (FBK), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) NW of EIL.
- The furthest airport from Eielson Air Force Base (EIL) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,295 miles (16,568 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- On 7 June 1943, the Western Defense Command ordered construction of a new airfield near present-day Fort Wainwright, then an Army airfield named after Major Arthur Ladd.
- In addition to being known as "Eielson Air Force Base", another name for EIL is "Eielson AFB".
- Taken off deployment status in 2007 as a result of BRAC 2005, today the primary mission of the base is to support Red Flag-Alaska, a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S.
- Today the 1st Brigade 25th Infantry Division and the 4th Brigade 25th Infantry Division can be found training there.
- In 1984, the 343d Composite Wing was redesignated a Tactical Fighter Wing.
- The base reopened in September 1946, once again as a satellite of Ladd Field.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 55.82 miles (89.83 km) S | Kremenchuk (Velyka Kokhnivka) Airport (KHU) | Kremenchuk, Ukraine |     |
| 2 | 117.89 miles (189.72 km) E | Kharkiv International Airport (HRK) | Kharkiv, Ukraine | |
| 3 | 124.91 miles (201.02 km) WNW | Boryspil International Airport (KBP) | Kiev, Ukraine | |
| 4 | 127.25 miles (204.80 km) SSE | Dnipropetrovsk International Airport (DNK) | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine | |
| 5 | 131.95 miles (212.36 km) S | Kryvyi Rih (Lozovatka) International Airport (KWG) | Kryvyi Rih (Krivoy Rog), Ukraine | |
| 6 | 139.22 miles (224.05 km) ENE | Belgorod International Airport (EGO) | Belgorod, Russia | |
| 7 | 144.76 miles (232.97 km) WNW | Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) (IEV) | Kiev, Ukraine | |
| 8 | 148.74 miles (239.38 km) NW | Chernihiv Airport (CEJ) | Chernihiv, Ukraine | |
| 9 | 161.70 miles (260.23 km) SSE | Zaporizhzhya International Airport (OZH) | Zaporizhia, Ukraine | |
| 10 | 171.02 miles (275.22 km) NE | Vostochny Airport (URS) | Kursk, Russia | |
| 11 | 212.17 miles (341.46 km) NNW | Gomel Airport (GME) | Gomel, Belarus | |
| 12 | 213.56 miles (343.69 km) SSW | International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV) | Mykolaiv, Ukraine | |
| 13 | 218.42 miles (351.51 km) W | Zhytomyr International Airport (ZTR) | Zhytomyr, Ukraine | |
| 14 | 225.25 miles (362.50 km) ESE | Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport (DOK) | Donetsk, Ukraine | |
| 15 | 227.97 miles (366.87 km) N | Bryansk International Airport (BZK) | Bryansk, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,964.89 miles (17,646.24 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,532.11 miles (16,949.74 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,517.44 miles (16,926.13 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,517.39 miles (16,926.05 km) S | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,515.47 miles (16,922.96 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,493.36 miles (16,887.38 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,492.57 miles (16,886.11 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,486.29 miles (16,876.01 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,480.62 miles (16,866.88 km) SSW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 10,478.03 miles (16,862.71 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,465.50 miles (16,842.55 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,458.59 miles (16,831.43 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,455.23 miles (16,826.01 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,452.88 miles (16,822.23 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,452.08 miles (16,820.95 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 19.23 miles (30.95 km) NW | Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) | Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 24.54 miles (39.49 km) WNW | Fairbanks International Airport (FAI) | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 59.01 miles (94.97 km) W | Nenana Municipal Airport (ENN) | Nenana, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 59.31 miles (95.46 km) SE | Delta Junction Airport (DJN) | Delta Junction, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 62.08 miles (99.91 km) SE | Allen Army Airfield (BIG) | Fort Greely, Delta Junction, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 74.32 miles (119.61 km) WNW | Minto Al Wright Airport (MNT) | Minto, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 84.35 miles (135.75 km) SW | McKinley National Park Airport (MCL) | McKinley Park, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 85.66 miles (137.86 km) ESE | Healy River Airport (HKB) | Healy Lake, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 92.02 miles (148.08 km) NE | Circle Hot Springs Airport (CHP) | Circle Hot Springs, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 92.13 miles (148.26 km) NE | Central Airport (CEM) | Central, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 105.87 miles (170.38 km) NW | Rampart Airport (RMP) | Rampart, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 106.58 miles (171.53 km) WNW | Manley Hot Springs Airport (MLY) | Manley Hot Springs, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 109.02 miles (175.45 km) NNW | Stevens Village Airport (SVS) | Stevens Village, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 110.73 miles (178.20 km) SW | Summit Airport (UMM) | Summit, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 117.00 miles (188.30 km) NNE | Birch Creek Airport (KBC) | Birch Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,294.82 miles (16,567.87 km) SSE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,272.65 miles (16,532.19 km) SSE | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,272.20 miles (16,531.45 km) S | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,240.74 miles (16,480.83 km) S | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,232.10 miles (16,466.93 km) SSE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,141.32 miles (16,320.83 km) S | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,098.42 miles (16,251.80 km) S | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,027.05 miles (16,136.93 km) S | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 9 | 10,021.32 miles (16,127.70 km) S | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 10,016.69 miles (16,120.27 km) S | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 10,015.39 miles (16,118.17 km) S | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 10,014.79 miles (16,117.20 km) S | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 13 | 10,013.90 miles (16,115.78 km) S | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,993.38 miles (16,082.74 km) S | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 9,986.33 miles (16,071.40 km) S | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |