Nonstop flight route between Tok, Alaska, United States and Agana, Guam:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tok Airport (TKJ), Tok, Alaska, United States and Andersen Air Force Base (UAM), Agana, Guam would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,827 miles (or 7,769 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 Tok Airport and Andersen 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 Tok Airport and Andersen 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: | TKJ / PATJ |
| Airport Name: | Tok Airport |
| Location: | Tok, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 63°18'11"N by 143°0'3"W |
| Area Served: | Tok, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1670 feet (509 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TKJ |
| More Information: | TKJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UAM / PGUA |
| Airport Name: | Andersen Air Force Base |
| Location: | Agana, Guam |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°34'51"N by 144°55'27"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from UAM |
| More Information: | UAM Maps & Info |
Facts about Tok Airport (TKJ):
- Tok Airport (TKJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Tok Airport (TKJ) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,353 miles (16,661 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Tok Airport (TKJ) is Tanacross Airport (TSG), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) WNW of TKJ.
Facts about Andersen Air Force Base (UAM):
- The 3rd Air Division was activated on 18 June in its place, its object being control of all SAC units in the Far East.
- The frequent bombings resulted in a cease-fire in Vietnam, but the B-52s continued to fly missions over Cambodia and Laos until those were halted on 15 August 1973.
- Flying out of Guam, S/Sgt Henry E Erwin of the 29th Bombardment Group was awarded the Medal of Honor for action that saved his B-29 during a mission over Koriyama, Japan, on 12 April 1945.
- Andersen is one of four bomber forward operating locations in the US Air Force.
- The furthest airport from Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) is Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA), which is nearly antipodal to Andersen Air Force Base (meaning Andersen Air Force Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho)), and is located 12,214 miles (19,656 kilometers) away in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
- Three days after North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950, the 19th Bomb Group deployed B-29s to Andersen to begin bombing targets throughout South Korea.
- The closest airport to Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) is Guam International Airport (GUM), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SW of UAM.
