Nonstop flight route between Perugia, Italy and Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport (PEG), Perugia, Italy and Ladd Army Airfield (FBK), Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,902 miles (or 7,889 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 Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International 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 Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport and Ladd Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport (PEG):

• The closest airport to Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport (PEG) is Falconara Airport (AOI), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) NE of PEG.
• Because of Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport's relatively low elevation of 693 feet, planes can take off or land at Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International 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.
• In addition to being known as "Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport", another name for PEG is "Aeroporto Internazionale dell'Umbria – Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi".
• The furthest airport from Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport (PEG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,984 miles (19,287 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport (PEG) currently has only 1 runway.
• Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport handled 201,926 passengers last year.
• The airport is located at an elevation of 693 feet above mean sea level.

Facts about Ladd Army Airfield (FBK):

• Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) is Fairbanks International Airport (FAI), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) WSW of FBK.
• 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.
• Ladd Army Airfield is the military airfield located at Fort Jonathan Wainwright, located in Fairbanks, Alaska.
• 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 was not exclusively an Air Force site.
• The major use of Ladd Field was primarily cold-weather testing of aircraft and equipment.
• In addition to being known as "Ladd Army Airfield", another name for FBK is "(Ladd Air Force Base)".