Nonstop flight route between Great Falls, Montana, United States and Columbia, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States and Columbia Airport (COA), Columbia, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 803 miles (or 1,293 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 Malmstrom Air Force Base and Columbia Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | COA / |
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Location: | Columbia, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°1'50"N by 120°24'51"W |
Operator/Owner: | County of Tuolumne |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2118 feet (646 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from COA |
More Information: | COA Maps & Info |
Facts about Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA):
- Great Falls played a major aerial defense role in North American air defense mission.
- Malmstrom Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base and census-designated place in Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, United States.
- 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.
- 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.
- Z-147 was completely replaced by a new ARSR-4 JSS site on Bootlegger Ridge, about 14 miles northeast of Great Falls AFB.
- 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.
- With the development of the three-stage, solid-fuel Minuteman I missile in the late 1950s SAC began searching for sites to deploy this revolutionary weapon.
- This included one of the greatest technology transfers in the history of the world.
- In addition to being known as "Malmstrom Air Force Base", another name for GFA is "Malmstrom AFB".
Facts about Columbia Airport (COA):
- Columbia Airport (COA) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Columbia Airport (COA) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,273 miles (18,143 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Columbia Airport (COA) is Modesto City-County Airport (MOD), which is located 41 miles (65 kilometers) SW of COA.
- In addition to being known as "Columbia Airport", other names for COA include "none" and "O22".