Nonstop flight route between Nyurba, Sakha Republic, Russia and Fairbanks, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nyurba Airport (NYR), Nyurba, Sakha Republic, Russia and Eielson Air Force Base (EIL), Fairbanks, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,599 miles (or 4,182 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 Nyurba 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 Nyurba 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: | NYR / UENN |
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| Location: | Nyurba, Sakha Republic, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 63°17'49"N by 118°20'48"E |
| Area Served: | Nyurba, Nyurbinsky District, Sakha Republic, Russia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NYR |
| More Information: | NYR 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 Nyurba Airport (NYR):
- In addition to being known as "Nyurba Airport", another name for NYR is "Аэропорт Нюрба".
- The furthest airport from Nyurba Airport (NYR) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is nearly antipodal to Nyurba Airport (meaning Nyurba Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport), and is located 12,323 miles (19,832 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- The closest airport to Nyurba Airport (NYR) is Verkhnevilyuysk Airport (VHV), which is located 61 miles (98 kilometers) ENE of NYR.
- Nyurba Airport (NYR) currently has only 1 runway.
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.
- 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.
- For the next 34 years, the 5010th served as host-unit at Eielson.
- 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 host unit at Eielson is the 354th Fighter Wing assigned to the Pacific Air Forces Eleventh Air Force.
- In July 1960, the Strategic Air Command stationed the 4157th Combat Support Group at Eielson.
- In addition to being known as "Eielson Air Force Base", another name for EIL is "Eielson AFB".
- Eielson AFB was established in 1943 as Mile 26 Satellite Field.
