Nonstop flight route between Branson, Missouri, United States and Fargo, North Dakota, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Branson Airport (BKG), Branson, Missouri, United States and Hector International Airport (FAR), Fargo, North Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 741 miles (or 1,193 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 Branson Airport and Hector International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Branson Airport (BKG):

• In addition to being known as "Branson Airport", another name for BKG is "BBG".
• “We don’t want suicide fares, two or three airlines bashing each other over the head until someone says ‘uncle’ and leaves,” said Peet, explaining why the airport agreed to protect the airlines from competition.
• The furthest airport from Branson Airport (BKG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,835 miles (17,438 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Branson Airport is located in the Communities of Branson Creek development, a golf/residential complex land formerly belonging to Tennessee Ernie Ford.
• Plans also call for the construction of an 8,000-seat arena and 15,000-seat amphitheater near the airport.
• The closest airport to Branson Airport (BKG) is M. Graham Clark Downtown Airport (PLK), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) NNW of BKG.
• On February 24, 2014, Frontier Airlines announced that their Branson to Denver service would be upgraded from seasonal to daily beginning June 9, 2014.
• Branson Airport (BKG) currently has only 1 runway.
• Branson Airport covers an area of 922 acres at an elevation of 1,302 feet above mean sea level.
• Frontier Airlines launched flights to Branson Airport with daily service to Denver as well as seasonal less than daily service to Milwaukee, which was formerly served from Branson through AirTran.

Facts about Hector International Airport (FAR):

• Hector International Airport (FAR) has 3 runways.
• Hector International Airport is a civil-military public airport three miles northwest of Fargo, in Cass County, North Dakota, United States.
• The terminal was built in 1986 and designed by Foss Associates with Thompson Consultants.
• The airport was the intended destination for the airplane carrying Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P.
• The airport is home to the Happy Hooligans of the 119th Wing, a unit of the North Dakota Air National Guard that operates the C-21A Lear Jet and MQ-1 Predator.
• The furthest airport from Hector International Airport (FAR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,552 miles (16,981 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Hector International Airport (FAR) is Detroit Lakes Airport (DTL), which is located 44 miles (72 kilometers) E of FAR.
• Because of Hector International Airport's relatively low elevation of 902 feet, planes can take off or land at Hector International 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.