Nonstop flight route between Clarksville, Tennessee, United States and Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Clarksville–Montgomery County Regional Airport (CKV), Clarksville, Tennessee, United States and Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR), Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 933 miles (or 1,502 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 Clarksville–Montgomery County Regional 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: | CKV / KCKV |
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Location: | Clarksville, Tennessee, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°37'18"N by 87°24'54"W |
Area Served: | Clarksville, Tennessee |
Operator/Owner: | City of Clarksville & Montgomery County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 550 feet (168 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CKV |
More Information: | CKV 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 Clarksville–Montgomery County Regional Airport (CKV):
- In addition to being known as "Clarksville–Montgomery County Regional Airport", another name for CKV is "John F. Outlaw Field".
- Clarksville–Montgomery County Regional Airport (CKV) has 2 runways.
- Because of Clarksville–Montgomery County Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 550 feet, planes can take off or land at Clarksville–Montgomery County Regional 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.
- Outlaw Field covers an area of 452 acres at an elevation of 550 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Clarksville–Montgomery County Regional Airport (CKV) is Campbell Army Airfield (HOP), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NW of CKV.
- Outlaw Field has several FBOs and flight training facilities.
- The furthest airport from Clarksville–Montgomery County Regional Airport (CKV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,156 miles (17,954 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR):
- In 1973, the 319th Bomb Wing acquired the AGM-69 Short Range Attack Missile, replacing the older AGM-28 Hound Dog air-to-ground missile aboard its B-52H aircraft.
- Opened 57 years ago in early 1957, the base's current host unit is the 319th Air Base Wing assigned to the Expeditionary Center of the Air Mobility Command.
- Survey teams selected sites in flat wheatlands close to the Canada-Minnesota border, north-northwest of Grand Forks.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Grand Forks Air Force Base", another name for RDR is "Grand Forks AFB".
- On 1 November 1964, 321st Strategic Missile Wing was organized as the Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile wing at GFAFB, the first in SAC.