Nonstop flight route between Antananarivo, Madagascar and Great Falls, Montana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ivato International Airport (TNR), Antananarivo, Madagascar and Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,118 miles (or 16,283 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 Ivato 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 Ivato 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: | TNR / FMMI |
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Location: | Antananarivo, Madagascar |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°47'48"S by 47°28'44"E |
Area Served: | Antananarivo |
Operator/Owner: | ADEMA (Aéroports de Madagascar) |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 4198 feet (1,280 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TNR |
More Information: | TNR 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 Ivato International Airport (TNR):
- Because of Ivato International Airport's high elevation of 4,198 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TNR. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TNR a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Ivato International Airport (TNR) is Santa Cruz Island Airport (SZN), which is located 11,128 miles (17,908 kilometers) away in Santa Barbara, California, United States.
- Ivato International Airport handled 611,175 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Ivato International Airport", another name for TNR is "Antananarivo-Ivato Airport".
- Ivato International Airport (TNR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Ivato International Airport (TNR) is Tsiroanomandidy Airport (WTS), which is located 93 miles (150 kilometers) W of TNR.
Facts about Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA):
- 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.
- 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 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.
- Malmstrom AFB is one of three US Air Force Bases that maintains and operates the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile.
- In addition to being known as "Malmstrom Air Force Base", another name for GFA is "Malmstrom AFB".
- With the development of the three-stage, solid-fuel Minuteman I missile in the late 1950s SAC began searching for sites to deploy this revolutionary weapon.
- 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.
- In 1959 a SAGE data center was established at Malmstrom.
- Malmstrom Air Force Base traces its beginnings back to 1939 when World War II broke out in Europe.
- The base's runway was closed on 31 December 1996 for aircraft operations.
- At Great Falls, P-39 Airacobras, C-47 Skytrains, B-25 Mitchells, and A-20 Havocs aircraft.