Nonstop flight route between Cut Bank, Montana, United States and Falkland Islands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cut Bank Municipal AirportCut Bank Army Air Field (CTB), Cut Bank, Montana, United States and RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN), Falkland Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,630 miles (or 12,280 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 Cut Bank Municipal AirportCut Bank Army Air Field and RAF Mount Pleasant, 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 Cut Bank Municipal AirportCut Bank Army Air Field and RAF Mount Pleasant. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

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Facts about Cut Bank Municipal AirportCut Bank Army Air Field (CTB):

• Cut Bank Municipal Airport is three miles southwest of Cut Bank, in Glacier County, Montana.
• The furthest airport from Cut Bank Municipal AirportCut Bank Army Air Field (CTB) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,461 miles (16,835 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Cut Bank Municipal AirportCut Bank Army Air Field (CTB) has 2 runways.
• Cut Bank Municipal Airport covers 1,730 acres at an elevation of 3,854 feet.
• The closest airport to Cut Bank Municipal AirportCut Bank Army Air Field (CTB) is Shelby Airport (SBX), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) ESE of CTB.

Facts about RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN):

• After the surrender of the Argentine ground forces on the islands, the British still faced the problem of potential Argentine air attacks from Argentina, so an aircraft carrier had to remain on station to guard the islands with its squadron of Sea Harriers until the local airfield was prepared for jet aircraft.
• The furthest airport from RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) is Mohe Gulian Airport (OHE), which is nearly antipodal to RAF Mount Pleasant (meaning RAF Mount Pleasant is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mohe Gulian Airport), and is located 12,353 miles (19,879 kilometers) away in Mohe, Heilongjiang, China.
• The closest airport to RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) ENE of MPN.
• 33 Engineer Regiment provides constant support and is part of the Joint Service Falkland Islands Detachment which consists of RAF and RLC EOD teams.
• Additionally, every Saturday LAN Airlines operates a scheduled commercial flight to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez del Campo International Airport of the Punta Arenas city in southern Chile, stopping at Río Gallegos, Argentina once a month.