Nonstop flight route between Great Falls, Montana, United States and Masai Mara, Kenya:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Great Falls International Airport (GTF), Great Falls, Montana, United States and Mara Serena Airport (MRE), Masai Mara, Kenya would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,671 miles (or 13,955 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 Great Falls International Airport and Mara Serena 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 Great Falls International Airport and Mara Serena Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GTF / KGTF |
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Location: | Great Falls, Montana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°28'58"N by 111°22'14"W |
Area Served: | Great Falls, Montana |
Operator/Owner: | Great Falls International Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3680 feet (1,122 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from GTF |
More Information: | GTF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MRE / |
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Location: | Masai Mara, Kenya |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°24'18"S by 35°0'35"E |
Area Served: | Masai Mara, Kenya |
Operator/Owner: | Kenya Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 5600 feet (1,707 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MRE |
More Information: | MRE Maps & Info |
Facts about Great Falls International Airport (GTF):
- Great Falls International Airport is home to Great Falls Air National Guard Base and the Montana Air National Guard's 120th Fighter Wing, the "Vigilantes." An Air National Guard unit operationally-gained by the Air Combat Command, the 120 FW transitioned from the F-16C Fighting Falcon to the F-15C Eagle in January 2009, which it employs in the air defense and air dominance missions.
- The furthest airport from Great Falls International Airport (GTF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,498 miles (16,896 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Great Falls International Airport (GTF) is Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) E of GTF.
- AvMax, a Calgary-based large jet maintenance and repair business, opened a large operation at GTF in 2006.
- In 1975 the terminal was replaced and all runways, aprons, and taxiways updated.
- Great Falls International Airport (GTF) has 3 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Great Falls International Airport", another name for GTF is "(former Great Falls Army Airfield)".
Facts about Mara Serena Airport (MRE):
- The furthest airport from Mara Serena Airport (MRE) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,582 miles (18,640 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- In addition to being known as "Mara Serena Airport", another name for MRE is "n/a".
- Mara Serena Airport lies approximately 225 kilometres southwest of Nairobi International Airport, Kenya's largest civilian airport.
- Mara Serena Airport (MRE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Mara Serena Airport is a small civilian airport, serving Masai Mara and the neighboring communities.
- The closest airport to Mara Serena Airport (MRE) is Kericho Airport (KEY), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) NNE of MRE.
- Because of Mara Serena Airport's high elevation of 5,600 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MRE. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MRE a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.