Nonstop flight route between Minot, North Dakota, United States and Deering, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Minot Air Force Base (MIB), Minot, North Dakota, United States and Deering Airport (DRG), Deering, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,464 miles (or 3,965 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 Minot Air Force Base and Deering Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | DRG / PADE |
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Location: | Deering, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 66°4'9"N by 162°45'59"W |
Area Served: | Deering, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DRG |
More Information: | DRG Maps & Info |
Facts about Minot Air Force Base (MIB):
- 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.
- In 1993 control of the ICBM force was transferred by ACC to Air Force Space Command.
- In 1961, the Air Force selected the land around Minot for a new Minuteman I ICBM complex.
- Renamed Aerospace Defense Command in 1968, ADC F-106 operations continued at Minot until ADC was deactivated in 1979 and became a part of Tactical Air Command as a subentity referred to as Tactical Air Command – Air Defense.
- In July 1968, the 450th Bombardment Wing and 455th Strategic Missile Wing were inactivated, being from Travis AFB, California, when jurisdiction of Travis was assumed by the Military Airlift Command and the 91st Strategic Missile Wing from Glasgow AFB, Montana, when it closed.
- The 5th Bomb Wing is an element of the Global Strike Command and is the host unit at Minot AFB.
- Construction of Minot AFB began in May 1956 and it officially opened on 10 January 1957, named for the nearby city of Minot.
- In addition to being known as "Minot Air Force Base", another name for MIB is "Minot AFB".
- The initial USAF host unit was the Air Defense Command 32d Air Base Group, activating on 8 February 1957.
- 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.
Facts about Deering Airport (DRG):
- Deering Airport (DRG) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Deering Airport (DRG) is Buckland Airport (BKC), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) E of DRG.
- In addition to being known as "Deering Airport", another name for DRG is "DEE".
- The furthest airport from Deering Airport (DRG) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,267 miles (16,524 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Because of Deering Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Deering 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.