Nonstop flight route between Anchorage, Alaska, United States and Harbin, Heilongjiang, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF), Anchorage, Alaska, United States and Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB), Harbin, Heilongjiang, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,354 miles (or 5,397 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 Elmendorf Air Force Base and Harbin Taiping International 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 Elmendorf Air Force Base and Harbin Taiping International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HRB / ZYHB |
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Location: | Harbin, Heilongjiang, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°37'24"N by 126°15'1"E |
Area Served: | Harbin |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 456 feet (139 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HRB |
More Information: | HRB Maps & Info |
Facts about Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF):
- On 12 November 1940, the War Department formally designated what had been popularly referred to as Elmendorf Field as Fort Richardson.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Elmendorf Air Force Base", another name for EDF is "JB Elmendorf-Richardson".
- The strategic importance of Elmendorf AFB was graphically realized during the spring of 1980 when the 18th Tactical Fighter Squadron deployed eight of its F-4Es to Korea to participate in exercise Team Spirit.
- The late 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s brought about a gradual, but significant decline in air defense forces in Alaska due to mission changes and the demands of the Vietnam War.
- The Elmendorf AFB is a site of one of the now decommissioned FLR-9 Wullenweber-class antennas, a node of the now obsolete High Frequency SIGINT direction finding system.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF) is Merrill Field (MRI), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) SSW of EDF.
Facts about Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB):
- The furthest airport from Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 11,980 miles (19,279 kilometers) away in Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom.
- It is capable of handling 6 million passengers annually and has more than 50 air routes, both domestic and international.
- Because of Harbin Taiping International Airport's relatively low elevation of 456 feet, planes can take off or land at Harbin Taiping International 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.
- Harbin Taiping International Airport handled 7,259,498 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Harbin Taiping International Airport", other names for HRB include "哈尔滨太平国际机场" and "Hā'ěrbīn Tàipíng Guójì Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB) is Daqing Sartu Airport (DQA), which is located 83 miles (133 kilometers) NW of HRB.
- Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB) currently has only 1 runway.