Nonstop flight route between Nimba, Liberia and Fairbanks, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nimba Airport (NIA), Nimba, Liberia and Eielson Air Force Base (EIL), Fairbanks, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,015 miles (or 11,290 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 Nimba 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 Nimba 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: | NIA / GLNA |
Airport Name: | Nimba Airport |
Location: | Nimba, Liberia |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°29'30"N by 8°34'59"W |
Area Served: | Yekepa, Nimba Nature Reserve |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1632 feet (497 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NIA |
More Information: | NIA 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 Nimba Airport (NIA):
- Nimba Airport (NIA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Nimba Airport (NIA) is Nzérékoré Airport (NZE), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) NNW of NIA.
- The furthest airport from Nimba Airport (NIA) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is located 11,942 miles (19,218 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
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 base reopened in September 1946, once again as a satellite of Ladd Field.
- In addition to being known as "Eielson Air Force Base", another name for EIL is "Eielson AFB".
- The Air Defense Command deployed interceptors to Eielson during the 1960s.
- The 375th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, from the 308th Bombardment Group at Tinker AFB Oklahoma, arrived at Eielson on 5 March 1949.
- 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.
- In July 1960, the Strategic Air Command stationed the 4157th Combat Support Group at Eielson.
- 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.