Nonstop flight route between Dublin, Georgia, United States and Anchorage, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between W. H. 'Bud' Barron Airport (DBN), Dublin, Georgia, United States and Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF), Anchorage, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,513 miles (or 5,653 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 W. H. 'Bud' Barron 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 W. H. 'Bud' Barron 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: | DBN / KDBN |
Airport Name: | W. H. 'Bud' Barron Airport |
Location: | Dublin, Georgia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°33'51"N by 82°59'7"W |
Area Served: | Dublin, Georgia |
Operator/Owner: | Laurens County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 309 feet (94 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DBN |
More Information: | DBN 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 W. H. 'Bud' Barron Airport (DBN):
- Because of W. H. 'Bud' Barron Airport's relatively low elevation of 309 feet, planes can take off or land at W. H. 'Bud' Barron 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.
- W. H. 'Bud' Barron Airport (DBN) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to W. H. 'Bud' Barron Airport (DBN) is Telfair-Wheeler Airport (MQW), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) S of DBN.
- The furthest airport from W. H. 'Bud' Barron Airport (DBN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,389 miles (18,329 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF):
- The uncertain world situation in late 1940s and early 1950s caused a major buildup of air defense forces in Alaska.
- The closest airport to Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF) is Merrill Field (MRI), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) SSW of EDF.
- The first Air Force unit to be assigned to Alaska, the 18th Pursuit Squadron, arrived in February 1941.
- 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.
- 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.
- That importance was further recognized when the F-15E Strike Eagle equipped 90th Tactical Fighter Squadron was reassigned to Elmendorf Air Force Base from Clark Air Base in the Philippines in May 1991.
- In addition to being known as "Elmendorf Air Force Base", another name for EDF is "JB Elmendorf-Richardson".
- The Department of Defense proposed a major realignment of the base as part of the Base Realignment and Closure program announced on 13 May 2005.