Nonstop flight route between Latur, Maharashtra, India and Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Latur Airport (LTU), Latur, Maharashtra, India and Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR), Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,835 miles (or 12,609 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 Latur 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 Latur 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: | LTU / VALT |
Airport Name: | Latur Airport |
Location: | Latur, Maharashtra, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°24'42"N by 76°27'51"E |
Area Served: | Latur |
Operator/Owner: | Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2080 feet (634 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from LTU |
More Information: | LTU 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 Latur Airport (LTU):
- The closest airport to Latur Airport (LTU) is Osmanabad Airport (OMN), which is located 28 miles (46 kilometers) WSW of LTU.
- The furthest airport from Latur Airport (LTU) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,726 miles (18,870 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
Facts about Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR):
- In 1973, the 319th Bomb Wing acquired the AGM-69 Short Range Attack Missile, replacing the older AGM-28 Hound Dog air-to-ground missile aboard its B-52H aircraft.
- On 1 November 1964, 321st Strategic Missile Wing was organized as the Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile wing at GFAFB, the first in SAC.
- 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.
- On 18 February 1957, the 478th Fighter Group was activated at Grand Forks.
- Due to the continuance of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, GFAFB was originally an Air Defense Command fighter-interceptor air base.
- 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.
- Survey teams selected sites in flat wheatlands close to the Canada-Minnesota border, north-northwest of Grand Forks.