Nonstop flight route between Chesapeake, Ohio / Huntington, West Virginia, United States and Great Falls, Montana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lawrence County Airpark (HTW), Chesapeake, Ohio / Huntington, West Virginia, United States and Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,569 miles (or 2,525 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 Lawrence County Airpark and Malmstrom Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HTW / KHTW |
Airport Name: | Lawrence County Airpark |
Location: | Chesapeake, Ohio / Huntington, West Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°25'9"N by 82°29'39"W |
Area Served: | Chesapeake, Ohio / Huntington, West Virginia |
Operator/Owner: | Lawrence County Board of Commissioners |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 568 feet (173 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HTW |
More Information: | HTW Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Lawrence County Airpark (HTW):
- Lawrence County Airpark covers an area of 86 acres at an elevation of 568 feet above mean sea level.
- Lawrence County Airpark is a public use airport located two nautical miles west of the central business district of Chesapeake, a village in Lawrence County, Ohio, United States.
- Because of Lawrence County Airpark's relatively low elevation of 568 feet, planes can take off or land at Lawrence County Airpark 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 closest airport to Lawrence County Airpark (HTW) is Tri-State Airport (HTS), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SW of HTW.
- Development of the land began in June, but was slowed due to high levels of rain.
- The furthest airport from Lawrence County Airpark (HTW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,410 miles (18,362 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Lawrence County Airpark (HTW) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA):
- Great Falls AAB was assigned to II Bomber Command, Second Air Force.
- Great Falls played a major aerial defense role in North American air defense mission.
- 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.
- 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 addition to being known as "Malmstrom Air Force Base", another name for GFA is "Malmstrom AFB".
- 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.
- MATS reopened the C-54 Flight Training School as the 1272 Medium Transition Training Unit in May 1950, one month before the Korean War began.
- 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.
- 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.
- This included one of the greatest technology transfers in the history of the world.