Nonstop flight route between Millinocket, Maine, United States and Great Falls, Montana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Millinocket Municipal Airport (MLT), Millinocket, Maine, United States and Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,997 miles (or 3,214 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 Millinocket Municipal Airport and Malmstrom Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MLT / KMLT |
Airport Name: | Millinocket Municipal Airport |
Location: | Millinocket, Maine, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°38'52"N by 68°41'8"W |
Area Served: | Millinocket, Maine |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Millinocket |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 408 feet (124 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MLT |
More Information: | MLT 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 Millinocket Municipal Airport (MLT):
- Millinocket Municipal Airport (MLT) has 2 runways.
- Because of Millinocket Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 408 feet, planes can take off or land at Millinocket Municipal 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 Millinocket Municipal Airport (MLT) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,623 miles (18,705 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Millinocket Municipal Airport (MLT) is Old Town Municipal Airport (OLD), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) S of MLT.
Facts about Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA):
- 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.
- At Great Falls, P-39 Airacobras, C-47 Skytrains, B-25 Mitchells, and A-20 Havocs aircraft.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Malmstrom Air Force Base", another name for GFA is "Malmstrom AFB".
- The 801st Radar Squadron was inactivated on 31 December 1969 due to budget reductions.
- This included one of the greatest technology transfers in the history of the world.
- In 1959 a SAGE data center was established at Malmstrom.
- On 18 December 1953, Great Falls AFB was transferred from Military Air Transport Service to Strategic Air Command, although MATS units remained at the base for several years.
- Great Falls was reassigned to the Central Air Defense Force at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base in 1953.
- 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.