Nonstop flight route between Saravena, Colombia and Anchorage, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Los Colonizadores Airport (RVE), Saravena, Colombia and Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF), Anchorage, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,399 miles (or 8,688 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 Los Colonizadores 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 Los Colonizadores Airport and Elmendorf 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: | RVE / SKSA |
Airport Name: | Los Colonizadores Airport |
Location: | Saravena, Colombia |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°55'0"N by 71°54'0"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from RVE |
More Information: | RVE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EDF / PAED |
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Location: | Anchorage, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°15'5"N by 149°48'23"W |
View all routes: | Routes from EDF |
More Information: | EDF Maps & Info |
Facts about Los Colonizadores Airport (RVE):
- The furthest airport from Los Colonizadores Airport (RVE) is Cibeureum Airfield (TSY), which is nearly antipodal to Los Colonizadores Airport (meaning Los Colonizadores Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cibeureum Airfield), and is located 12,405 miles (19,965 kilometers) away in Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Los Colonizadores Airport (RVE) is Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport (TME), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) SSE of RVE.
Facts about Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF):
- 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 1980s witnessed a period of growth and modernization of Elmendorf AFB.
- The closest airport to Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF) is Merrill Field (MRI), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) SSW of EDF.
- In addition to being known as "Elmendorf Air Force Base", another name for EDF is "JB Elmendorf-Richardson".
- 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 16 November 2010, a Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor took off for a training mission.
- On 12 November 1940, the War Department formally designated what had been popularly referred to as Elmendorf Field as Fort Richardson.