Nonstop flight route between Rønne, Denmark and Fairbanks, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bornholm Airport (RNN), Rønne, Denmark and Eielson Air Force Base (EIL), Fairbanks, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,109 miles (or 6,612 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 Bornholm 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 Bornholm Airport and Eielson 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 Bornholm Airport (RNN):

• Because of Bornholm Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Bornholm 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.
• Bornholm Airport (RNN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Bornholm Airport (RNN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,513 miles (18,528 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Bornholm Airport (RNN) is Malmö Airport (MMX), which is located 63 miles (102 kilometers) WNW of RNN.
• In addition to being known as "Bornholm Airport", another name for RNN is "Bornholms Lufthavn".

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.
• A month later, contractors and civilian crews from Ladd Field started laying out the new airfield.
• Operational uses of Mile 26 were few.
• The 6th SW remained at Eielson AFB until 1992.
• The host unit at Eielson is the 354th Fighter Wing assigned to the Pacific Air Forces Eleventh Air Force.
• On 1 December 1947 Strategic Air Command B-29 Superfortress bombers arrived at 26-Mile Airfield with the deployment of the 97th Bombardment Wing, Very Heavy, from Smoky Hill AFB, Kansas.
• In addition to being known as "Eielson Air Force Base", another name for EIL is "Eielson AFB".
• The Cold War seen the use of Eielson's expansive reservation as a maneuver area for the U.S.
• 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.