Nonstop flight route between Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States and Forestville, Quebec, Canada:
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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 Forestville Airport (YFE), Forestville, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,293 miles (or 2,081 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 Forestville 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 |
View all routes: | Routes from RDR |
More Information: | RDR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YFE / CYFE |
Airport Name: | Forestville Airport |
Location: | Forestville, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°44'45"N by 69°5'49"W |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Forestville |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 293 feet (89 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YFE |
More Information: | YFE Maps & Info |
Facts about Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR):
- During the Cold War, GFAFB was a major installation of the Strategic Air Command, with B-52 bombers, KC-135 tankers, and Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missiles.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Grand Forks Air Force Base", another name for RDR is "Grand Forks AFB".
- In May 2005, DoD's 2005 BRAC recommended GFAFB for realignment.
- 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 1973, the 319th Bomb Wing acquired the AGM-69 Short Range Attack Missile, replacing the older AGM-28 Hound Dog air-to-ground missile aboard its B-52H aircraft.
- 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.
- Due to the continuance of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, GFAFB was originally an Air Defense Command fighter-interceptor air base.
Facts about Forestville Airport (YFE):
- Forestville Airport (YFE) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Forestville Airport (YFE) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,420 miles (18,379 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Forestville Airport (YFE) is Rimouski Airport (YXK), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) SE of YFE.
- Because of Forestville Airport's relatively low elevation of 293 feet, planes can take off or land at Forestville 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.