Nonstop flight route between Bou Saada, M'Sila, Algeria and Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bou Saada Airport (BUJ), Bou Saada, M'Sila, Algeria and Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR), Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,931 miles (or 7,935 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 Bou Saada Airport and Grand Forks 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 Bou Saada Airport and Grand Forks 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: | BUJ / DAAD |
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| Location: | Bou Saada, M'Sila, Algeria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°19'57"N by 4°12'20"E |
| Area Served: | Bou Saada, Algeria |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1506 feet (459 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BUJ |
| More Information: | BUJ 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 Bou Saada Airport (BUJ):
- The closest airport to Bou Saada Airport (BUJ) is Ain Arnat Airport (QSF), which is located 84 miles (135 kilometers) NE of BUJ.
- In addition to being known as "Bou Saada Airport", another name for BUJ is "Bou Saada Airport (Bou Saada)".
- The furthest airport from Bou Saada Airport (BUJ) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Bou Saada Airport (meaning Bou Saada Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,023 miles (19,350 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
- Bou Saada Airport (BUJ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR):
- 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.
- The 4133d SW was redesignated as the 319th Bombardment Wing on 1 February 1963 in a name-only redesigation and was assigned to SAC's Second Air Force, 810th Strategic Aerospace Division.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Grand Forks Air Force Base", another name for RDR is "Grand Forks AFB".
- On 3 September 1974, the SAFSCOM Site Activation Team was relieved by the U.S.
- 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.
- On 18 February 1957, the 478th Fighter Group was activated at Grand Forks.
- Survey teams selected sites in flat wheatlands close to the Canada-Minnesota border, north-northwest of Grand Forks.
- In March 1995, the 1995 Base Realignment and Closure Commission selected the 321st Strategic Missile Wing for inactivation.
