Nonstop flight route between Taba, Egypt and Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Taba International Airport (TCP), Taba, Egypt and Ladd Army Airfield (FBK), Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,911 miles (or 9,513 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 Taba 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 Taba International Airport and Ladd Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TCP / HETB |
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Location: | Taba, Egypt |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°35'16"N by 34°46'41"E |
Area Served: | Taba, Egypt |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2415 feet (736 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TCP |
More Information: | TCP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FBK / PAFB |
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Location: | Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°50'15"N by 147°36'51"W |
Area Served: | Fort Wainwright |
Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
Airport Type: | Military: Army Airfield |
Elevation: | 454 feet (138 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FBK |
More Information: | FBK Maps & Info |
Facts about Taba International Airport (TCP):
- Taba International Airport handled 210,029 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Taba International Airport", another name for TCP is "مطار طابا الدولي".
- The closest airport to Taba International Airport (TCP) is Eilat Airport (ETH), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) E of TCP.
- In 2011, the airport served 306,880 passengers.
- Taba International Airport (TCP) has 2 runways.
- Taba International Airport is an international airport located near Taba, Egypt.
- The furthest airport from Taba International Airport (TCP) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,813 miles (19,010 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
Facts about Ladd Army Airfield (FBK):
- The airplanes arrived at Ladd were stripped of all but basic instrumentation and armament.
- The closest airport to Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) is Fairbanks International Airport (FAI), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) WSW of FBK.
- In 1948, as Cold War tensions heightened, the Army's 2nd Infantry sent ground defense soldiers to Ladd
- 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 (FBK) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Ladd Army Airfield", another name for FBK is "(Ladd Air Force Base)".
- 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.