Nonstop flight route between Oral (Uralsk), Kazakhstan and Fairfield, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Oral Ak Zhol Airport (URA), Oral (Uralsk), Kazakhstan and Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU), Fairfield, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,246 miles (or 10,052 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 Oral Ak Zhol Airport and Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun 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 Oral Ak Zhol Airport and Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun 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: | URA / UARR |
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Location: | Oral (Uralsk), Kazakhstan |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°9'2"N by 51°32'35"E |
Area Served: | Oral |
Operator/Owner: | JSC "Ak jol International Airport" |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 125 feet (38 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from URA |
More Information: | URA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SUU / KSUU |
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Location: | Fairfield, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°15'46"N by 121°55'38"W |
View all routes: | Routes from SUU |
More Information: | SUU Maps & Info |
Facts about Oral Ak Zhol Airport (URA):
- Because of Oral Ak Zhol Airport's relatively low elevation of 125 feet, planes can take off or land at Oral Ak Zhol 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.
- Oral Ak Zhol Airport (URA) has 4 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Oral Ak Zhol Airport", another name for URA is "Uralsk Airport".
- The closest airport to Oral Ak Zhol Airport (URA) is Balakovo Airport (BWO), which is located 170 miles (274 kilometers) WNW of URA.
- The furthest airport from Oral Ak Zhol Airport (URA) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 10,504 miles (16,904 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
Facts about Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU):
- Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield
- In 1997, the 60 AMW also shed its C-141 aircraft, which were transferred to other Air Force, AFRC and Air National Guard wings, while retaining its C-5 and KC-10 aircraft.
- The furthest airport from Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,315 miles (18,210 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Travis AFB has a major impact on the community as a number of military families and retirees have chosen to make Fairfield their permanent home.
- In addition to being known as "Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield", another name for SUU is "Travis AFB".
- The sites at Elmira and Fairfield/Cement Hill later received modifications to accept the Nike Hercules missile, while the sites at Dixon/Lambie and Potrero Hills were inactivated in 1959.
- The closest airport to Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU) is Nut Tree Airport (VCB), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NNW of SUU.
- To provide air defense for the base, United States Army Nike surface-to-air missile sites were constructed during 1957–58.