Nonstop flight route between Mytilene, Lesbos Island, Greece and Great Falls, Montana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mytilene International Airport (MJT), Mytilene, Lesbos Island, Greece and Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,917 miles (or 9,522 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 Mytilene International Airport and Malmstrom 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 Mytilene International Airport and Malmstrom 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: | MJT / LGMT |
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Location: | Mytilene, Lesbos Island, Greece |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°3'24"N by 26°35'53"E |
Elevation: | 60 feet (18 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MJT |
More Information: | MJT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GFA / KGFA |
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Location: | Great Falls, Montana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°30'16"N by 111°11'13"W |
View all routes: | Routes from GFA |
More Information: | GFA Maps & Info |
Facts about Mytilene International Airport (MJT):
- In addition to being known as "Mytilene International Airport", other names for MJT include "Odysseas Elytis" and "Διεθνής Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Μυτιλήνης Οδυσσέας Ελύτης"".
- Mytilene International Airport (MJT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Mytilene International Airport's relatively low elevation of 60 feet, planes can take off or land at Mytilene International 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 Mytilene International Airport (MJT) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,282 miles (18,156 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Mytilene International Airport (MJT) is Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport (Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport) (EDO), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) NNE of MJT.
Facts about Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA):
- Upon completion of the B-17 training program, in October 1943, Great Falls Army Air Base was transferred to the Air Transport Command and units from Gore Field were transferred to the base.
- Great Falls played a major aerial defense role in North American air defense mission.
- Construction of the wing's first launch facility began in March 1961 and was completed in December.
- In addition to being known as "Malmstrom Air Force Base", another name for GFA is "Malmstrom AFB".
- Z-147 was completely replaced by a new ARSR-4 JSS site on Bootlegger Ridge, about 14 miles northeast of Great Falls AFB.
- Tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union increased dramatically when the Soviet Union closed all land travel between the western occupation sectors of Germany and the American, French and British sectors of Berlin.
- The furthest airport from Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,495 miles (16,891 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA) is Great Falls International Airport (GTF), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) W of GFA.