Nonstop flight route between Gillette, Wyoming, United States and Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between GilletteāCampbell County Airport (GCC), Gillette, Wyoming, United States and Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR), Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 462 miles (or 744 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 GilletteāCampbell County Airport and Grand Forks Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GCC / KGCC |
Airport Name: | GilletteāCampbell County Airport |
Location: | Gillette, Wyoming, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44Ā°20'56"N by 105Ā°32'21"W |
Area Served: | Gillette, Wyoming |
Operator/Owner: | Campbell County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4364 feet (1,330 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GCC |
More Information: | GCC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RDR / KRDR |
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Location: | Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47Ā°57'39"N by 97Ā°24'3"W |
View all routes: | Routes from RDR |
More Information: | RDR Maps & Info |
Facts about GilletteāCampbell County Airport (GCC):
- GilletteāCampbell County Airport is five miles northwest of Gillette in Campbell County, Wyoming.
- GilletteāCampbell County Airport (GCC) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to GilletteāCampbell County Airport (GCC) is Sheridan County Airport (SHR), which is located 77 miles (123 kilometers) WNW of GCC.
- Because of GilletteāCampbell County Airport's high elevation of 4,364 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GCC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GCC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from GilletteāCampbell County Airport (GCC) is Sir GaĆ«tan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,622 miles (17,094 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR):
- In October 1977, the PAR came under operational control of the USAF, which operated it thereafter as part of its early warning system.
- The closest airport to Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR) is Grand Forks International Airport (GFK), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) E of RDR.
- In addition to being known as "Grand Forks Air Force Base", another name for RDR is "Grand Forks AFB".
- In 1971, the 18th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron was inactivated and the 460th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron replaced the unit.
- Grand Forks Air Force Base was established on 1 December 1955, with construction beginning in the fall of that year.
- The 319th transitioned from B-52H to re-engined B-52G aircraft in 1983, and added the AGM-86 Air Launched Cruise Missile in 1984.
- Grand Forks AFB is the home of the Air Mobility Command's 319th Air Base Wing.
- The furthest airport from Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,504 miles (16,904 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.