Nonstop flight route between Ende, Flores, Indonesia and Anchorage, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE), Ende, Flores, Indonesia and Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF), Anchorage, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,705 miles (or 10,791 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 H. Hasan Aroeboesman 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 H. Hasan Aroeboesman 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: | ENE / WATE |
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Location: | Ende, Flores, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°50'57"S by 121°39'38"E |
Area Served: | Ende, Indonesia |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ENE |
More Information: | ENE 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 H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE):
- Because of H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at H. Hasan Aroeboesman 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.
- The furthest airport from H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) is Ogle Airport (OGL), which is nearly antipodal to H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (meaning H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ogle Airport), and is located 12,295 miles (19,787 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Guyana.
- H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport", another name for ENE is "Bandara H. Hasan Aroeboesman".
- The closest airport to H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) is Wonopito Airport (LWE), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) ENE of ENE.
Facts about Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF):
- In addition to being known as "Elmendorf Air Force Base", another name for EDF is "JB Elmendorf-Richardson".
- Construction on Elmendorf Field began on 8 June 1940, as a major and permanent military airfield near Anchorage.
- 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 first Air Force unit to be assigned to Alaska, the 18th Pursuit Squadron, arrived in February 1941.
- 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.
- Elmendorf Air Force Base is a United States military facility in Anchorage, the largest city in Alaska.
- The adjacent facilities were officially combined by the 2005 Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
- 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.