Nonstop flight route between Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia and Great Falls, Montana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dubrovnik Airport (DBV), Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia and Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,492 miles (or 8,838 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 Dubrovnik 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 Dubrovnik Airport and Malmstrom 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: | DBV / LDDU |
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Location: | Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°33'41"N by 18°16'5"E |
Area Served: | Cavtat, Dubrovnik, Herceg Novi |
Operator/Owner: | Dubrovnik Airport Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 527 feet (161 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DBV |
More Information: | DBV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GFA / KGFA |
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Location: | Great Falls, Montana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°30'16"N by 111°11'13"W |
View all routes: | Routes from GFA |
More Information: | GFA Maps & Info |
Facts about Dubrovnik Airport (DBV):
- The closest airport to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) is Tivat Airport (TIV), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) ESE of DBV.
- Dubrovnik Airport handled 1,522,629 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Dubrovnik Airport", other names for DBV include "Čilipi Airport" and "Zračna luka Dubrovnik/Čilipi".
- The furthest airport from Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,691 miles (18,815 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) currently has only 1 runway.
- Further expansion is planned in 2015.
- Because of Dubrovnik Airport's relatively low elevation of 527 feet, planes can take off or land at Dubrovnik 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.
Facts about Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA):
- 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.
- Tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union increased dramatically when the Soviet Union closed all land travel between the western occupation sectors of Germany and the American, French and British sectors of Berlin.
- 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.
- 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.
- Great Falls AAB was assigned to II Bomber Command, Second Air Force.
- Upon completion of the B-17 training program, in October 1943, Great Falls Army Air Base was transferred to the Air Transport Command and units from Gore Field were transferred to the base.
- In addition to being known as "Malmstrom Air Force Base", another name for GFA is "Malmstrom AFB".
- In 1959 a SAGE data center was established at Malmstrom.
- This included one of the greatest technology transfers in the history of the world.