Nonstop flight route between Taitung, Taiwan, Republic of China and Fairbanks, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Taitung Airport (TTT), Taitung, Taiwan, Republic of China and Eielson Air Force Base (EIL), Fairbanks, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,857 miles (or 7,816 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 Taitung Airport and Eielson 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 Taitung Airport and Eielson 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 Taitung Airport (TTT):

• The closest airport to Taitung Airport (TTT) is Lyudao Airport (Green Island Airport) (GNI), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) ESE of TTT.
• The airport is accessible within walking distance South East from Kangle Station of the Taiwan Railways Administration.
• The furthest airport from Taitung Airport (TTT) is Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG), which is nearly antipodal to Taitung Airport (meaning Taitung Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport), and is located 12,316 miles (19,821 kilometers) away in Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay.
• Taitung Airport (TTT) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Taitung Airport", other names for TTT include "台東航空站台東機場", "Táidōng HángkōngzhànTáidōng Jīchǎng" and "RCFN".
• Taitung Airport is an airport serving Taitung City, in Taitung County, Taiwan.
• Because of Taitung Airport's relatively low elevation of 143 feet, planes can take off or land at Taitung 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.

Facts about Eielson Air Force Base (EIL):

• In addition to being known as "Eielson Air Force Base", another name for EIL is "Eielson AFB".
• The closest airport to Eielson Air Force Base (EIL) is Ladd Army Airfield (FBK), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) NW of EIL.
• The furthest airport from Eielson Air Force Base (EIL) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,295 miles (16,568 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• In July 1960, the Strategic Air Command stationed the 4157th Combat Support Group at Eielson.
• Headquarters USAF General Order 2, dated 13 January 1948, redesignated Mile 26 as Eielson AFB.
• Taken off deployment status in 2007 as a result of BRAC 2005, today the primary mission of the base is to support Red Flag-Alaska, a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S.