Nonstop flight route between Andizhan, Uzbekistan and Great Falls, Montana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Andizhan International Airport (AZN), Andizhan, Uzbekistan and Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,337 miles (or 10,198 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 Andizhan 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 Andizhan International Airport and Malmstrom Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Andizhan International Airport (AZN):

• The furthest airport from Andizhan International Airport (AZN) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,495 miles (18,499 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Andizhan Airport is an airport serving Andizhan, the capital city of the Andijan Province in Uzbekistan.
• In addition to being known as "Andizhan International Airport", other names for AZN include "Andijon Xalqaro Aeroporti" and "UTFA".
• Andizhan International Airport (AZN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport resides at an elevation of 1,515 feet above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to Andizhan International Airport (AZN) is Osh International Airport (OSS), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) ESE of AZN.

Facts about Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA):

• In addition to being known as "Malmstrom Air Force Base", another name for GFA is "Malmstrom AFB".
• This included one of the greatest technology transfers in the history of the world.
• 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.
• 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.
• With the phaseout of the B-36 from the inventory in the late 1950s, the need for fighter escorts of SAC bombers was eliminated.
• By 1954, several aircraft control and warning squadrons had been formed at the base.
• Great Falls was reassigned to the Central Air Defense Force at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base in 1953.
• Malmstrom AFB is one of three US Air Force Bases that maintains and operates the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile.