Nonstop flight route between Warner Robins, Georgia, United States and Tanana, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Robins Air Force Base (WRB), Warner Robins, Georgia, United States and Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport (TAL), Tanana, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,576 miles (or 5,755 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 Robins Air Force Base and Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport, 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 Robins Air Force Base and Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Robins Air Force Base (WRB):

• Warner Robins Army Air Depot eventually assumed overall command of the Air Service Command's installations in the states of Georgia, South Carolina, a portion of Florida, and North Carolina.
• In addition to being known as "Robins Air Force Base", another name for WRB is "Robins AFB".
• The furthest airport from Robins Air Force Base (WRB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,355 miles (18,274 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Near the base is the Museum of Aviation, begun in 1981, has four major structures on forty-three acres and ninety historic aircraft.
• The War Department, in search of a site for an Army Air Corps Depot, selected the sleepy whistle-stop town known as Wellston, Georgia, 15 miles south of Macon.
• Between 1977 and 1981, Robins was the air base used by former President Jimmy Carter during his tenure on visits to his hometown of Plains.
• In addition to aircraft maintenance and supply, air depots also trained aviation support personnel.
• The closest airport to Robins Air Force Base (WRB) is Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NW of WRB.

Facts about Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport (TAL):

• Because of Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 236 feet, planes can take off or land at Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial 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.
• Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport (TAL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport (TAL) is Manley Hot Springs Airport (MLY), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) ESE of TAL.
• The furthest airport from Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport (TAL) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,280 miles (16,544 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.