Nonstop flight route between Saarloq, Greenland and Minot, North Dakota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Saarloq Heliport (QOQ), Saarloq, Greenland and Minot Air Force Base (MIB), Minot, North Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,293 miles (or 3,690 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 Saarloq Heliport and Minot Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | QOQ / BGSO |
Airport Name: | Saarloq Heliport |
Location: | Saarloq, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°32'16"N by 46°1'28"W |
Area Served: | Saarloq, Greenland |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from QOQ |
More Information: | QOQ Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Saarloq Heliport (QOQ):
- The furthest airport from Saarloq Heliport (QOQ) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 11,089 miles (17,847 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- The closest airport to Saarloq Heliport (QOQ) is Eqalugaarsuit Heliport (QFG), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) NNE of QOQ.
Facts about Minot Air Force Base (MIB):
- 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.
- Following the Iran hostage crisis of 1979-81, SAC tasked the former 57th Air Division to organize the Strategic Projection Force.
- In addition to being known as "Minot Air Force Base", another name for MIB is "Minot AFB".
- The 4th Post Attack Command & Control Squadron at Ellsworth AFB, SD maintained several EC-135 "Looking Glass" Aircraft on an alert at MAFB for coverage of the missile squadrons as a secondary Launch Control Center.
- The 5th Bomb Wing is an element of the Global Strike Command and is the host unit at Minot AFB.
- The ADC 32d Fighter Group was the first operational unit at Minot, with its 433d Fighter-Interceptor squadron.
- Strategic Air Command initially had units assigned to Minot AFB in 1958 for air refueling support.
- 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.