Nonstop flight route between Hudson's Hope, British Columbia, Canada and Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hudson's Hope Airport (YNH), Hudson's Hope, British Columbia, Canada and Ladd Army Airfield (FBK), Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,053 miles (or 1,695 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 relatively short distance between Hudson's Hope Airport and Ladd Army Airfield, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YNH / CYNH |
Airport Name: | Hudson's Hope Airport |
Location: | Hudson's Hope, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°2'8"N by 121°58'32"W |
Operator/Owner: | District of Hudson's Hope |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2220 feet (677 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YNH |
More Information: | YNH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FBK / PAFB |
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Location: | Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°50'15"N by 147°36'51"W |
Area Served: | Fort Wainwright |
Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
Airport Type: | Military: Army Airfield |
Elevation: | 454 feet (138 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FBK |
More Information: | FBK Maps & Info |
Facts about Hudson's Hope Airport (YNH):
- The closest airport to Hudson's Hope Airport (YNH) is Chetwynd Airport (YCQ), which is located 28 miles (44 kilometers) SSE of YNH.
- Hudson's Hope Airport (YNH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Hudson's Hope Airport (YNH) is East London Airport (ELS), which is located 10,293 miles (16,565 kilometers) away in East London, South Africa.
Facts about Ladd Army Airfield (FBK):
- By the end of the war, 7,926 aircraft were ferried though Ladd Field.
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) is Fairbanks International Airport (FAI), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) WSW of FBK.
- Alaska's transportation infrastructure at the time was so limited and the problem of military supply so acute, it also made sense to concentrate the bases along existing supply lines near Anchorage and Fairbanks.
- Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) currently has only 1 runway.
- As the northern region headquarters of the 11th Air Division, the base was the logistical support center for Alaska's new defense projects.
- In addition to being known as "Ladd Army Airfield", another name for FBK is "(Ladd Air Force Base)".
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