Nonstop flight route between Cabimas, Venezuela and Fairbanks, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Oro Negro Airport (CBS), Cabimas, Venezuela and Eielson Air Force Base (EIL), Fairbanks, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,155 miles (or 8,296 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 Oro Negro 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 Oro Negro Airport and Eielson 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: | CBS / SVON |
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Location: | Cabimas, Venezuela |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°19'48"N by 71°19'21"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 164 feet (50 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CBS |
More Information: | CBS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EIL / PAEI |
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Location: | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°39'56"N by 147°6'5"W |
View all routes: | Routes from EIL |
More Information: | EIL Maps & Info |
Facts about Oro Negro Airport (CBS):
- The closest airport to Oro Negro Airport (CBS) is La Chinita International Airport (MAR), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) WNW of CBS.
- In addition to being known as "Oro Negro Airport", another name for CBS is "Aeropuerto Oro Negro".
- Because of Oro Negro Airport's relatively low elevation of 164 feet, planes can take off or land at Oro Negro 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.
- Oro Negro Airport (CBS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Oro Negro Airport (CBS) is Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP), which is nearly antipodal to Oro Negro Airport (meaning Oro Negro Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tunggul Wulung Airport), and is located 12,249 miles (19,712 kilometers) away in Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia.
Facts about Eielson Air Force Base (EIL):
- Operational uses of Mile 26 were few.
- The 375th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, from the 308th Bombardment Group at Tinker AFB Oklahoma, arrived at Eielson on 5 March 1949.
- 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.
- A year later, however, Eielson moved from under the shadow of Ladd Field when the Alaskan Air Command assumed organizational control.
- On 7 June 1943, the Western Defense Command ordered construction of a new airfield near present-day Fort Wainwright, then an Army airfield named after Major Arthur Ladd.
- A new chapter for the base began 1 October 1981 when the 343d Composite Wing replaced the 5010th as Eielson's host unit.
- In addition to being known as "Eielson Air Force Base", another name for EIL is "Eielson AFB".
- 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.