Nonstop flight route between Minot, North Dakota, United States and Arly, Burkina Faso:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Minot Air Force Base (MIB), Minot, North Dakota, United States and Arly Airport (ARL), Arly, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,195 miles (or 9,970 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 Minot Air Force Base and Arly 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 Minot Air Force Base and Arly Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MIB / KMIB |
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Location: | Minot, North Dakota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°24'56"N by 101°21'29"W |
View all routes: | Routes from MIB |
More Information: | MIB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ARL / DFER |
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Location: | Arly, Burkina Faso |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°35'46"N by 1°28'49"E |
Area Served: | Arly |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 761 feet (232 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ARL |
More Information: | ARL Maps & Info |
Facts about Minot Air Force Base (MIB):
- Under standard procedure, the four-officer crew of the facility is supposed to keep the component secure until it is returned to the base.
- In addition to being known as "Minot Air Force Base", another name for MIB is "Minot AFB".
- The 4th Post Attack Command & Control Squadron at Ellsworth AFB, SD maintained several EC-135 "Looking Glass" Aircraft on an alert at MAFB for coverage of the missile squadrons as a secondary Launch Control Center.
- The 91st Missile Wing of the Global Strike Command is responsible for maintaining the Minuteman III nuclear missiles, located in three main fields to the north, west, and south of the base.
- The furthest airport from Minot Air Force Base (MIB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,320 miles (16,609 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The scope of operations grew as the Air Force transferred the 525th Bombardment Squadron from the 19th Bombardment Wing at Homestead AFB, Florida, on 8 March 1961, followed by the first B-52H Stratofortress on 10 July 1961, nicknamed "Peace Persuader".
- The initial USAF host unit was the Air Defense Command 32d Air Base Group, activating on 8 February 1957.
- The 810th Strategic Aerospace Division was inactivated 30 June 1971.
- The 91st Maintenance Group is the maintenance backbone of the 91st Missile Wing, originally activated as the 91st Maintenance and Supply Group on 10 November 1948.
- The closest airport to Minot Air Force Base (MIB) is Minot International Airport (MOT), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSE of MIB.
Facts about Arly Airport (ARL):
- In addition to being known as "Arly Airport", another name for ARL is "Arly Airport (Arly)".
- Arly Airport (ARL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Arly Airport's relatively low elevation of 761 feet, planes can take off or land at Arly 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.
- The furthest airport from Arly Airport (ARL) is Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT), which is nearly antipodal to Arly Airport (meaning Arly Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport), and is located 12,247 miles (19,709 kilometers) away in Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands.
- The closest airport to Arly Airport (ARL) is Diapaga Airport (DIP), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) NNE of ARL.