Nonstop flight route between Great Falls, Montana, United States and Dalton, Georgia, 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 Dalton Municipal Airport (DNN), Dalton, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,618 miles (or 2,603 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 Dalton Municipal 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: | DNN / KDNN |
Airport Name: | Dalton Municipal Airport |
Location: | Dalton, Georgia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°43'23"N by 84°52'13"W |
Area Served: | Dalton, Georgia |
Operator/Owner: | City of Dalton |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 710 feet (216 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DNN |
More Information: | DNN Maps & Info |
Facts about Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA):
- After World War II ended Great Falls AAB assumed a support mission for military personnel assigned to Alaskan military installations.
- 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.
- Following World War II, Great Falls Army Air Base played an important role in US defense during the Cold War era.
- In November 1942, a survey team evaluated an area near the Green Mill Dance Club and Rainbow Dam Road approximately six miles east of Great Falls.
- In addition to being known as "Malmstrom Air Force Base", another name for GFA is "Malmstrom 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.
- On 1 July 1968, the F-101B equipped 29th FIS was inactivated and replaced by the F-106 Delta Dart equipped 71st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, which was reassigned from Richards Gebaur AFB when its ADC mission was eliminated.
- 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.
- Z-147 was completely replaced by a new ARSR-4 JSS site on Bootlegger Ridge, about 14 miles northeast of Great Falls AFB.
Facts about Dalton Municipal Airport (DNN):
- Dalton Municipal Airport (DNN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Dalton Municipal Airport (DNN) is Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA), which is located 29 miles (46 kilometers) NW of DNN.
- Because of Dalton Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 710 feet, planes can take off or land at Dalton Municipal 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 furthest airport from Dalton Municipal Airport (DNN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,298 miles (18,182 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.