Nonstop flight route between Toussus-le-Noble, France and Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Toussus-le-Noble Airport (TNF), Toussus-le-Noble, France and Ladd Army Airfield (FBK), Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,422 miles (or 7,116 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 Toussus-le-Noble 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 Toussus-le-Noble Airport and Ladd Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Toussus-le-Noble Airport (TNF):

• The airport is one of the oldest in France, being established in 1907.
• In addition to being known as "Toussus-le-Noble Airport", another name for TNF is "Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-46".
• Because of Toussus-le-Noble Airport's relatively low elevation of 538 feet, planes can take off or land at Toussus-le-Noble 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.
• Under American control, the Ninth Air Force assigned the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group to the airport which flew a variety of photo-reconnaissance aircraft until the end of September 1944.
• The closest airport to Toussus-le-Noble Airport (TNF) is Paris Orly Airport (ORY), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) E of TNF.
• Toussus-le-Noble Airport (TNF) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Toussus-le-Noble Airport (TNF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Toussus-le-Noble Airport (meaning Toussus-le-Noble Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,089 miles (19,455 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about Ladd Army Airfield (FBK):

• 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.
• Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Ladd Army Airfield", another name for FBK is "(Ladd Air Force Base)".
• The closest airport to Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) is Fairbanks International Airport (FAI), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) WSW of FBK.
• Testing at Ladd Field began again in 1942, but by 1943 aircraft cold-weather testing had become a second priority, as Ladd became the hub for fighters and bombers destined for the "Forgotten 1,000 Mile War" in the Aleutians against the Japanese or on their way to Soviet forces as part of the Lend-Lease program.