Nonstop flight route between Great Falls, Montana, United States and Ryazan, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States and Turlatovo Airport (RZN), Ryazan, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,186 miles (or 8,346 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 Turlatovo 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 Turlatovo 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: | RZN / UUWR |
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Location: | Ryazan, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°33'17"N by 39°51'17"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 502 feet (153 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from RZN |
More Information: | RZN Maps & Info |
Facts about Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA):
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Later, the 517th Air Transport Wing was redesginated the 1701st Air Transport Wing on 1 June 1948 when Air Transport Command was redesignated the Military Air Transport Service.
- The North American Aerospace Defense Command was created in 1957.
- 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.
Facts about Turlatovo Airport (RZN):
- In addition to being known as "Turlatovo Airport", another name for RZN is "Аэропорт Турлатово".
- The furthest airport from Turlatovo Airport (RZN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,662 miles (17,159 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Turlatovo Airport (RZN) is Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME), which is located 97 miles (156 kilometers) NW of RZN.
- Because of Turlatovo Airport's relatively low elevation of 502 feet, planes can take off or land at Turlatovo 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.