Nonstop flight route between Fairfield, California, United States and Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU), Fairfield, California, United States and Falalop Airfield (ULI), Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,233 miles (or 10,031 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 Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield and Falalop Airfield, 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 Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield and Falalop Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SUU / KSUU |
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Location: | Fairfield, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°15'46"N by 121°55'38"W |
View all routes: | Routes from SUU |
More Information: | SUU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ULI / |
Airport Name: | Falalop Airfield |
Location: | Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°1'14"N by 139°47'22"E |
View all routes: | Routes from ULI |
More Information: | ULI Maps & Info |
Facts about Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU):
- The closest airport to Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU) is Nut Tree Airport (VCB), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NNW of SUU.
- To provide air defense for the base, United States Army Nike surface-to-air missile sites were constructed during 1957–58.
- In addition to being known as "Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield", another name for SUU is "Travis AFB".
- The base was renamed Travis Air Force Base in 1951 for Brigadier General Robert F.
- In 1997, the 60 AMW also shed its C-141 aircraft, which were transferred to other Air Force, AFRC and Air National Guard wings, while retaining its C-5 and KC-10 aircraft.
- The furthest airport from Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,315 miles (18,210 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
Facts about Falalop Airfield (ULI):
- The furthest airport from Falalop Airfield (ULI) is Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Falalop Airfield (meaning Falalop Airfield is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport), and is located 12,385 miles (19,931 kilometers) away in Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Falalop Airfield (ULI) is Yap International Airport (YAP), which is located 122 miles (196 kilometers) WSW of ULI.
- Ulithi Atoll was captured unopposed on 20 September 1944.
- On 7 December 1944 a detachment of two PBYs of VPB-23 was deployed to Falalop for air-sea rescue missions.
- The airfield remains in use today.