Nonstop flight route between Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States and Kentland, Indiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR), Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States and Kentland Municipal Airport (KKT), Kentland, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 699 miles (or 1,125 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 Grand Forks Air Force Base and Kentland Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RDR / KRDR |
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Location: | Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°57'39"N by 97°24'3"W |
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More Information: | RDR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KKT / |
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Location: | Kentland, Indiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°45'30"N by 87°25'41"W |
Area Served: | Kentland, Indiana |
Operator/Owner: | Kentland Board of Aviation Commissioners |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 698 feet (213 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
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Facts about Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR):
- SAGE operations were extremely expansive and GFADS was inactivated on 1 December 1963, when it was merged with the Minot Air Defense Sector at Minot AFB to the west.
- The furthest airport from Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,504 miles (16,904 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- On 26 May 1972, President Nixon and Soviet general secretary Leonid Brezhnev signed the ABM Treaty, which limited each nation to one site to protect strategic forces and one site to protect the "National Command Authority." With work about 85 percent complete at Grand Forks, the United States chose to finish construction at the North Dakota site.
- In addition to being known as "Grand Forks Air Force Base", another name for RDR is "Grand Forks AFB".
- The closest airport to Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR) is Grand Forks International Airport (GFK), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) E of RDR.
- During 1965, the wing’s three missile squadrons were activated and crew training and certification began at Vandenberg AFB in southern California.
- Grand Forks AFB is the home of the Air Mobility Command's 319th Air Base Wing.
- In October 1977, the PAR came under operational control of the USAF, which operated it thereafter as part of its early warning system.
Facts about Kentland Municipal Airport (KKT):
- The closest airport to Kentland Municipal Airport (KKT) is Jasper County Airport (RNZ), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) NE of KKT.
- Kentland Municipal Airport (KKT) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Kentland Municipal Airport", another name for KKT is "50I".
- The furthest airport from Kentland Municipal Airport (KKT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,117 miles (17,891 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Kentland Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 698 feet, planes can take off or land at Kentland 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.