Nonstop flight route between Santa Bárbara del Zulia, Venezuela and Fairbanks, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport (STB), Santa Bárbara del Zulia, Venezuela and Fairbanks International Airport (FAI), Fairbanks, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,245 miles (or 8,441 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 Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport and Fairbanks International Airport, 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 Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport and Fairbanks International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | STB / SVSZ |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Santa Bárbara del Zulia, Venezuela |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°58'27"N by 71°56'34"W |
Operator/Owner: | IAAEZ |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from STB |
More Information: | STB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FAI / PAFA |
Airport Name: | Fairbanks International Airport |
Location: | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°48'53"N by 147°51'23"W |
Area Served: | Fairbanks, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 434 feet (132 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from FAI |
More Information: | FAI Maps & Info |
Facts about Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport (STB):
- The furthest airport from Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport (STB) is Cibeureum Airfield (TSY), which is nearly antipodal to Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport (meaning Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cibeureum Airfield), and is located 12,324 miles (19,833 kilometers) away in Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia.
- Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport (STB) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport", another name for STB is "Aeropuerto Miguel Urdaneta Fernández".
- Because of Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Miguel Urdaneta Fernández 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 Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport (STB) is Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport (VIG), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) SE of STB.
Facts about Fairbanks International Airport (FAI):
- Fairbanks International Airport (FAI) has 4 runways.
- Because of Fairbanks International Airport's relatively low elevation of 434 feet, planes can take off or land at Fairbanks 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.
- The closest airport to Fairbanks International Airport (FAI) is Ladd Army Airfield (FBK), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) ENE of FAI.
- The furthest airport from Fairbanks International Airport (FAI) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,289 miles (16,558 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Pan American World Airways had also served Fairbanks since 1932.