Nonstop flight route between Pahokee, Florida, United States and Anchorage, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Palm Beach County Glades Airport (PHK), Pahokee, Florida, United States and Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF), Anchorage, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,922 miles (or 6,311 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 Palm Beach County Glades Airport and Elmendorf 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 Palm Beach County Glades Airport and Elmendorf Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Palm Beach County Glades Airport (PHK):

• The airport's fixed base operator is Landmark Aviation.
• The furthest airport from Palm Beach County Glades Airport (PHK) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,552 miles (18,590 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Palm Beach County Glades Airport", another name for PHK is "Pahokee Airport".
• Palm Beach County Glades Airport covers an area of 243 acres at an elevation of 16 feet above mean sea level.
• Because of Palm Beach County Glades Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Palm Beach County Glades 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.
• The closest airport to Palm Beach County Glades Airport (PHK) is Okeechobee County Airport (OBE), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NNW of PHK.
• Palm Beach County Glades Airport (PHK) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF):

• In addition to being known as "Elmendorf Air Force Base", another name for EDF is "JB Elmendorf-Richardson".
• The adjacent facilities were officially combined by the 2005 Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
• The closest airport to Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF) is Merrill Field (MRI), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) SSW of EDF.
• On 16 November 2010, a Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor took off for a training mission.
• The first Air Force unit to be assigned to Alaska, the 18th Pursuit Squadron, arrived in February 1941.
• The furthest airport from Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,542 miles (16,965 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• The late 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s brought about a gradual, but significant decline in air defense forces in Alaska due to mission changes and the demands of the Vietnam War.
• On 12 November 1940, the War Department formally designated what had been popularly referred to as Elmendorf Field as Fort Richardson.
• The 1980s witnessed a period of growth and modernization of Elmendorf AFB.