Nonstop flight route between Minot, North Dakota, United States and Basel, Switzerland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Minot Air Force Base (MIB), Minot, North Dakota, United States and EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL), Basel, Switzerland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,557 miles (or 7,334 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 EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg, 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 EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg. 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: | BSL / LFSB |
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Location: | Basel, Switzerland |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°35'24"N by 7°31'45"E |
Area Served: | Basel, Switzerland Mulhouse, France Freiburg, Germany |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 885 feet (270 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BSL |
More Information: | BSL Maps & Info |
Facts about Minot Air Force Base (MIB):
- The 862d Combat Support Group was deactivated on 31 July 1972, with host unit duties being taken over by the 91st Combat Support Group.
- 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.
- Strategic Air Command initially had units assigned to Minot AFB in 1958 for air refueling support.
- Late in 1973 a second Alert Parking Ramp was added across runway 29, to the south.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Minot Air Force Base", another name for MIB is "Minot AFB".
- 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 EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL):
- The closest airport to EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) is EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (MLH), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of BSL.
- EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg handled 5,880,771 passengers last year.
- Because of EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg's relatively low elevation of 885 feet, planes can take off or land at EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg 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.
- In 1946 talks resumed and it was agreed that an airport would be built 4 kilometres north of Blotzheim, France.
- EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) has 2 runways.
- From 2007 until 2009, Ryanair also flew to the airport.
- The furthest airport from EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (meaning EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,113 miles (19,493 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg", other names for BSL include "Aéroport de Bâle-Mulhouse", "Flughafen Basel-Mülhausen" and "BSL, MLH".