Nonstop flight route between Northern Quebec, Canada and Fairbanks, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between La Grande-3 Airport (YAR), Northern Quebec, Canada and Eielson Air Force Base (EIL), Fairbanks, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,478 miles (or 3,989 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 relatively short distance between La Grande-3 Airport and Eielson Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YAR / CYAD |
Airport Name: | La Grande-3 Airport |
Location: | Northern Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°34'18"N by 76°11'47"W |
Operator/Owner: | Hydro-Québec |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 775 feet (236 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YAR |
More Information: | YAR 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 La Grande-3 Airport (YAR):
- La Grande-3 Airport (YAR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from La Grande-3 Airport (YAR) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,981 miles (17,672 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of La Grande-3 Airport's relatively low elevation of 775 feet, planes can take off or land at La Grande-3 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 closest airport to La Grande-3 Airport (YAR) is La Grande Rivière Airport (YGL), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) W of YAR.
Facts about Eielson Air Force Base (EIL):
- The 375th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, from the 308th Bombardment Group at Tinker AFB Oklahoma, arrived at Eielson on 5 March 1949.
- Eielson is home to the 354th Fighter Wing which is part of the Eleventh Air Force of Pacific Air Forces.
- In addition to being known as "Eielson Air Force Base", another name for EIL is "Eielson AFB".
- 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.
- The 6th SW remained at Eielson AFB until 1992.
- 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.