Nonstop flight route between Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina and Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Junín Airport (JNI), Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina and Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR), Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,130 miles (or 9,865 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 Junín Airport and Grand Forks Air Force Base, 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 Junín Airport and Grand Forks Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JNI / SAAJ |
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Location: | Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°32'44"S by 60°55'50"W |
Area Served: | Junín |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 262 feet (80 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JNI |
More Information: | JNI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RDR / KRDR |
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Location: | Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°57'39"N by 97°24'3"W |
View all routes: | Routes from RDR |
More Information: | RDR Maps & Info |
Facts about Junín Airport (JNI):
- In addition to being known as "Junín Airport", another name for JNI is "Aeropuerto de Junín".
- Junín Airport (JNI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Junín Airport (JNI) is Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG), which is nearly antipodal to Junín Airport (meaning Junín Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lianyungang Baitabu Airport), and is located 12,426 miles (19,997 kilometers) away in Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China.
- The closest airport to Junín Airport (JNI) is Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH), which is located 104 miles (167 kilometers) SSW of JNI.
- Because of Junín Airport's relatively low elevation of 262 feet, planes can take off or land at Junín 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.
Facts about Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR):
- The closest airport to Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR) is Grand Forks International Airport (GFK), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) E of RDR.
- SAGE operations were extremely expansive and GFADS was inactivated on 1 December 1963, when it was merged with the Minot Air Defense Sector at Minot AFB to the west.
- In addition to being known as "Grand Forks Air Force Base", another name for RDR is "Grand Forks AFB".
- The furthest airport from Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,504 miles (16,904 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Grand Forks AFB is the home of the Air Mobility Command's 319th Air Base Wing.
- In October 1977, the PAR came under operational control of the USAF, which operated it thereafter as part of its early warning system.
- During 1965, the wing’s three missile squadrons were activated and crew training and certification began at Vandenberg AFB in southern California.