Nonstop flight route between Sewanee, Tennessee, United States and Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Franklin County Airport (UOS), Sewanee, Tennessee, United States and Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR), Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,061 miles (or 1,707 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 Franklin County Airport and Grand Forks Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UOS / KUOS |
Airport Name: | Franklin County Airport |
Location: | Sewanee, Tennessee, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°12'19"N by 85°53'53"W |
Operator/Owner: | Franklin County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1953 feet (595 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UOS |
More Information: | UOS Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Franklin County Airport (UOS):
- The closest airport to Franklin County Airport (UOS) is Marion County Airport (APT), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) ESE of UOS.
- Franklin County Airport (UOS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Franklin County Airport (UOS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,241 miles (18,091 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Franklin County Airport is a public airport located one mile east of the central business district of Sewanee, a town in Franklin County, Tennessee, United States.
Facts about Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR):
- 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 1 September 1958, the Strategic Air Command established the 4133d Strategic Wing at Grand Forks as part of its plan to disperse its B-52 heavy bombers over a larger number of bases, thus making it more difficult for the Soviet Union to knock out the entire fleet with a surprise first strike.
- In addition to being known as "Grand Forks Air Force Base", another name for RDR is "Grand Forks AFB".
- The DC-11 SAGE blockhouse was later the headquarters of the SAC 321st Strategic Missile Wing.
- Grand Forks Air Force Base was established on 1 December 1955, with construction beginning in the fall of that year.
- 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.