Nonstop flight route between Dolpa, Nepal and Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(28°59'8"N by 82°49'9"E)
Arrival Airport:
(47°57'39"N by 97°24'3"W)
Distance from DOP to RDR:
7,120.26 miles (11,458.92 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dolpa Airport (DOP), Dolpa, Nepal and Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR), Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,120 miles (or 11,459 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 Dolpa 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 Dolpa 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: | DOP / VNDP |
| Airport Name: | Dolpa Airport |
| Location: | Dolpa, Nepal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°59'8"N by 82°49'9"E |
| Area Served: | Dolpa, Nepal |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 8200 feet (2,499 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DOP |
| More Information: | DOP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RDR / KRDR |
| Airport Names: |
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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 Dolpa Airport (DOP):
- The closest airport to Dolpa Airport (DOP) is Jumla Airport (JUM), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) WNW of DOP.
- Dolpa Airport (DOP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Dolpa Airport (DOP) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,680 miles (18,798 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of Dolpa Airport's high elevation of 8,200 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DOP. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DOP a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR):
- On 1 November 1964, 321st Strategic Missile Wing was organized as the Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile wing at GFAFB, the first in SAC.
- Grand Forks AFB is the home of the Air Mobility Command's 319th Air Base Wing.
- SAGE operations were extremely expansive and GFADS was inactivated on 1 December 1963, when it was merged with the Minot Air Defense Sector at Minot AFB to the west.
- 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.
- 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.
- On 3 November 1967, the Department of Defense revealed that GFAFB was one of 10 initial locations to host a Sentinel Anti-Ballistic Missile site.
- In addition to being known as "Grand Forks Air Force Base", another name for RDR is "Grand Forks AFB".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 42.71 miles (68.74 km) WNW | Jumla Airport (JUM) | Jumla, Nepal |     |
| 2 | 45.23 miles (72.79 km) WSW | Chaurjahari Rukumkot Airport (RUK) | Rukumkot, Nepal | |
| 3 | 56.43 miles (90.82 km) ESE | Jomsom Airport (JMO) | Jomsom, Nepal | |
| 4 | 78.02 miles (125.56 km) WNW | Bajura Airport (BJU) | Bajura, Nepal | |
| 5 | 88.98 miles (143.20 km) SE | Pokhara Airport (PKR) | Pokhara, Nepal | |
| 6 | 90.85 miles (146.21 km) NW | Simikot Airport (IMK) | Simikot, Nepal | |
| 7 | 91.81 miles (147.76 km) SE | Chaurjhari Airport (HRJ) | Chaurjhari, Nepal | |
| 8 | 92.77 miles (149.30 km) SW | Nepalgunj Airport (KEP) | Nepalgunj, Nepal | |
| 9 | 98.24 miles (158.09 km) W | Sanphebagar Airport (FEB) | Sanfebagar, Nepal | |
| 10 | 105.64 miles (170.01 km) WNW | Bajhang Airport (BJH) | Bajhang, Nepal | |
| 11 | 108.54 miles (174.67 km) SSE | Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa Airport (BWA) | Bhairawa, Nepal | |
| 12 | 129.73 miles (208.77 km) SE | Meghauli Airport (MEY) | Meghauli, Nepal | |
| 13 | 133.25 miles (214.44 km) SE | Bharatpur Airport (BHR) | Bharatpur, Nepal | |
| 14 | 159.91 miles (257.35 km) SSE | Gorakhpur Airport (GOP) | Gorakhpur, India | |
| 15 | 161.46 miles (259.84 km) W | Mahendranagar Airport (XMG) | Mahendranagar, Mahakali, Nepal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,680.39 miles (18,797.72 km) E | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,942.64 miles (17,610.43 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 10,895.65 miles (17,534.80 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 4 | 10,893.65 miles (17,531.58 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 5 | 10,890.04 miles (17,525.78 km) WSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 6 | 10,883.94 miles (17,515.96 km) SW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,881.78 miles (17,512.48 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,877.77 miles (17,506.03 km) WSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,875.63 miles (17,502.58 km) W | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,857.84 miles (17,473.95 km) SW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,854.90 miles (17,469.22 km) SW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,851.71 miles (17,464.09 km) WSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,843.67 miles (17,451.16 km) SW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,837.40 miles (17,441.06 km) SW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,836.24 miles (17,439.20 km) SW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.44 miles (16.81 km) E | Grand Forks International Airport (GFK) | Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States | |
| 2 | 37.05 miles (59.62 km) ESE | Crookston Municipal Airport (CKN) | Crookston, Minnesota, United States | |
| 3 | 56.67 miles (91.20 km) E | Thief River Falls Regional Airport (TVF) | Thief River Falls, Minnesota, United States | |
| 4 | 68.20 miles (109.76 km) N | Pembina Municipal Airport (PMB) | Pembina, North Dakota, United States | |
| 5 | 70.43 miles (113.35 km) W | Devils Lake Regional Airport (DVL) | Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States | |
| 6 | 76.92 miles (123.79 km) SSE | Hector International Airport (FAR) | Fargo, North Dakota, United States | |
| 7 | 92.95 miles (149.59 km) SW | Jamestown Regional Airport (JMS) | Jamestown, North Dakota, United States | |
| 8 | 105.78 miles (170.23 km) SE | Detroit Lakes Airport (DTL) | Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, United States | |
| 9 | 115.91 miles (186.54 km) NE | Warroad International Memorial Airport (RRT) | Warroad, Minnesota, United States | |
| 10 | 118.75 miles (191.11 km) ESE | Bemidji Regional Airport (BJI) | Bemidji, Minnesota, United States | |
| 11 | 124.36 miles (200.14 km) SSE | Harry Stern Airport (WAH) | Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States | |
| 12 | 129.78 miles (208.86 km) SSE | Fergus Falls Municipal Airport (FFM) | Fergus Falls, Minnesota, United States | |
| 13 | 134.85 miles (217.03 km) N | Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG) | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 14 | 138.60 miles (223.05 km) ENE | Baudette International Airport (BDE) | Baudette, Minnesota, United States | |
| 15 | 139.90 miles (225.15 km) NNW | Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport (YPG) | Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,503.85 miles (16,904.27 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,479.86 miles (16,865.66 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,472.61 miles (16,853.99 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,453.90 miles (16,823.87 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,427.01 miles (16,780.60 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,397.22 miles (16,732.65 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,386.62 miles (16,715.61 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,380.61 miles (16,705.93 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,375.61 miles (16,697.88 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,336.89 miles (16,635.57 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,276.91 miles (16,539.04 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,242.01 miles (16,482.88 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,239.13 miles (16,478.24 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,226.99 miles (16,458.70 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,211.16 miles (16,433.23 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |