Nonstop flight route between Mary, Turkmenistan and Fairbanks, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mary International Airport (MYP), Mary, Turkmenistan and Eielson Air Force Base (EIL), Fairbanks, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,197 miles (or 8,364 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 Mary International 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 Mary International 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: | MYP / UTAM |
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| Location: | Mary, Turkmenistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°36'24"N by 61°54'5"E |
| Operator/Owner: | N/A |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MYP |
| More Information: | MYP 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 Mary International Airport (MYP):
- The closest airport to Mary International Airport (MYP) is Turkmenabat Airport (CRZ), which is located 138 miles (222 kilometers) NE of MYP.
- The furthest airport from Mary International Airport (MYP) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,556 miles (18,598 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Mary International Airport", another name for MYP is "Mary Halkara Aeroporty".
- Mary International Airport (MYP) has 2 runways.
Facts about Eielson Air Force Base (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.
- 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.
- For the next 34 years, the 5010th served as host-unit at Eielson.
- The Air Defense Command deployed interceptors to Eielson during the 1960s.
- 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.
- The host unit at Eielson is the 354th Fighter Wing assigned to the Pacific Air Forces Eleventh Air Force.
- In addition to being known as "Eielson Air Force Base", another name for EIL is "Eielson AFB".
- Eielson Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately 26 miles southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska and just southeast of Moose Creek, Alaska.
- Today the 1st Brigade 25th Infantry Division and the 4th Brigade 25th Infantry Division can be found training there.
- A new chapter for the base began 1 October 1981 when the 343d Composite Wing replaced the 5010th as Eielson's host unit.
