Nonstop flight route between Minot, North Dakota, United States and Mo i Rana, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Minot Air Force Base (MIB), Minot, North Dakota, United States and Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll (MQN), Mo i Rana, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,817 miles (or 6,143 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 Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll, 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 Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll. 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: | MQN / ENRA |
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Location: | Mo i Rana, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 66°21'50"N by 14°18'6"E |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 229 feet (70 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MQN |
More Information: | MQN Maps & Info |
Facts about Minot Air Force Base (MIB):
- On 30 August 2007, a B-52 took off from Minot AFB carrying six cruise missiles with W-80 nuclear warheads to Barksdale AFB in northwest Louisiana.
- 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 closest airport to Minot Air Force Base (MIB) is Minot International Airport (MOT), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSE of MIB.
- A Semi Automatic Ground Environment facility was built and activated in June 1961.
- 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 5th Bomb Wing is an element of the Global Strike Command and is the host unit at Minot AFB.
- In addition to being known as "Minot Air Force Base", another name for MIB is "Minot AFB".
- 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 810th Strategic Aerospace Division was inactivated 30 June 1971.
Facts about Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll (MQN):
- Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll (MQN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll is a regional airport serving the town of Mo i Rana in the municipality of Rana in Nordland county, Norway.
- The closest airport to Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll (MQN) is Hemavan Tärnaby Airport (HMV), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SSE of MQN.
- In addition to being known as "Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll", another name for MQN is "Mo i Rana lufthavn, Røssvoll".
- The furthest airport from Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll (MQN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,827 miles (17,424 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In June 2013 the parliament decided to build a new airport a few km south of Røssvoll airport.
- Because of Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll's relatively low elevation of 229 feet, planes can take off or land at Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll 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.
- Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll handled 96,936 passengers last year.