Nonstop flight route between Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada and Anchorage, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bathurst Airport (ZBF), Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada and Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF), Anchorage, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,251 miles (or 5,233 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 Bathurst Airport and Elmendorf 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 Bathurst Airport and Elmendorf Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZBF / CZBF |
Airport Name: | Bathurst Airport |
Location: | Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°37'46"N by 65°44'20"W |
Operator/Owner: | Bathurst Regional Airport Commission Inc. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 193 feet (59 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZBF |
More Information: | ZBF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EDF / PAED |
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Location: | Anchorage, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°15'5"N by 149°48'23"W |
View all routes: | Routes from EDF |
More Information: | EDF Maps & Info |
Facts about Bathurst Airport (ZBF):
- The closest airport to Bathurst Airport (ZBF) is Bonaventure Airport (YVB), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNE of ZBF.
- Because of Bathurst Airport's relatively low elevation of 193 feet, planes can take off or land at Bathurst 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.
- Bathurst Airport (ZBF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Bathurst Airport (ZBF) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,541 miles (18,574 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF):
- Elmendorf Air Force Base is a United States military facility in Anchorage, the largest city in Alaska.
- The 1980s witnessed a period of growth and modernization of Elmendorf AFB.
- The closest airport to Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF) is Merrill Field (MRI), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) SSW of EDF.
- Air defense forces reached their zenith in 1957 with almost 200 fighter aircraft assigned to six fighter interceptor squadrons located at Elmendorf AFB and Ladd AFB.
- On 28 July 2010, a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft practicing for an upcoming airshow crashed into a wooded area within the base, killing all four air crew members.
- The furthest airport from Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,542 miles (16,965 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- In addition to being known as "Elmendorf Air Force Base", another name for EDF is "JB Elmendorf-Richardson".