Nonstop flight route between Great Falls, Montana, United States and Chernihiv, Ukraine:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States and Chernihiv Airport (CEJ), Chernihiv, Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,248 miles (or 8,446 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 Malmstrom Air Force Base and Chernihiv 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 Malmstrom Air Force Base and Chernihiv Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GFA / KGFA |
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Location: | Great Falls, Montana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°30'16"N by 111°11'13"W |
View all routes: | Routes from GFA |
More Information: | GFA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CEJ / UKKL |
Airport Name: | Chernihiv Airport |
Location: | Chernihiv, Ukraine |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°24'11"N by 31°9'36"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 446 feet (136 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CEJ |
More Information: | CEJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA):
- Malmstrom Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base and census-designated place in Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, United States.
- In addition to being known as "Malmstrom Air Force Base", another name for GFA is "Malmstrom AFB".
- The furthest airport from Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,495 miles (16,891 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA) is Great Falls International Airport (GTF), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) W of GFA.
- Tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union increased dramatically when the Soviet Union closed all land travel between the western occupation sectors of Germany and the American, French and British sectors of Berlin.
- At Great Falls, P-39 Airacobras, C-47 Skytrains, B-25 Mitchells, and A-20 Havocs aircraft.
- Aircraft shipments to the Soviet Union stopped in September 1945, when World War II ended, with approximately 8,000 aircraft having been processed in a 21-month period.
- In 1957, under the control of the 801st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, the Malmstrom AFB radar station became operational with AN/FPS-20 search and AN/FPS-6 height-finder radars.
- The North American Aerospace Defense Command was created in 1957.
Facts about Chernihiv Airport (CEJ):
- Because of Chernihiv Airport's relatively low elevation of 446 feet, planes can take off or land at Chernihiv 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.
- Chernihiv Airport (CEJ) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Chernihiv Airport (CEJ) is Boryspil International Airport (KBP), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) S of CEJ.
- The furthest airport from Chernihiv Airport (CEJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,058 miles (17,796 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.