Nonstop flight route between Toledo, Ohio, United States and Anchorage, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Toledo Executive Airport (TDZ), Toledo, Ohio, United States and Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF), Anchorage, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,001 miles (or 4,829 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 Toledo Executive 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 Toledo Executive 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 Toledo Executive Airport (TDZ):

• The field languished for over a decade, being used for things such as fireworks displays and drag racing.
• Toledo Executive Airport (TDZ) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Toledo Executive Airport (TDZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,296 miles (18,179 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Toledo Executive Airport's relatively low elevation of 623 feet, planes can take off or land at Toledo Executive 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 boom period did not last, however.
• The closest airport to Toledo Executive Airport (TDZ) is Toledo Express Airport (TOL), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) W of TDZ.

Facts about Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF):

• The Elmendorf AFB is a site of one of the now decommissioned FLR-9 Wullenweber-class antennas, a node of the now obsolete High Frequency SIGINT direction finding system.
• 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 closest airport to Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF) is Merrill Field (MRI), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) SSW of EDF.
• The uncertain world situation in late 1940s and early 1950s caused a major buildup of air defense forces in Alaska.
• 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.