Nonstop flight route between Coari, Amazonas, Brazil and Great Falls, Montana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Coari Airport (CIZ), Coari, Amazonas, Brazil and Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,601 miles (or 7,405 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 Coari 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 Coari 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 Coari Airport (CIZ):

• The closest airport to Coari Airport (CIZ) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is located 122 miles (196 kilometers) WNW of CIZ.
• In addition to being known as "Coari Airport", another name for CIZ is "Aeroporto de Coari".
• Because of Coari Airport's relatively low elevation of 131 feet, planes can take off or land at Coari 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.
• The furthest airport from Coari Airport (CIZ) is Nunukan Airport (NNX), which is nearly antipodal to Coari Airport (meaning Coari Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Nunukan Airport), and is located 12,382 miles (19,927 kilometers) away in Nunukan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
• Coari Airport (CIZ) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA):

• In addition to being known as "Malmstrom Air Force Base", another name for GFA is "Malmstrom AFB".
• Malmstrom Air Force Base traces its beginnings back to 1939 when World War II broke out in Europe.
• 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.
• Later, the 517th Air Transport Wing was redesginated the 1701st Air Transport Wing on 1 June 1948 when Air Transport Command was redesignated the Military Air Transport Service.
• On 18 December 1953, Great Falls AFB was transferred from Military Air Transport Service to Strategic Air Command, although MATS units remained at the base for several years.
• 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 base's runway was closed on 31 December 1996 for aircraft operations.
• In 1959 a SAGE data center was established at Malmstrom.