Nonstop flight route between Daqing, Heilongjiang, China and Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(46°35'13"N by 125°13'41"E)
Arrival Airport:
(47°57'39"N by 97°24'3"W)
Distance from DQA to RDR:
5,417.60 miles (8,718.75 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Daqing Sartu Airport (DQA), Daqing, Heilongjiang, China and Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR), Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,418 miles (or 8,719 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 Daqing Sartu Airport and Grand Forks Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DQA / ZYDQ |
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| Location: | Daqing, Heilongjiang, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°35'13"N by 125°13'41"E |
| Area Served: | Daqing, Heilongjiang, China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from DQA |
| More Information: | DQA 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 Daqing Sartu Airport (DQA):
- The furthest airport from Daqing Sartu Airport (DQA) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is nearly antipodal to Daqing Sartu Airport (meaning Daqing Sartu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Port Stanley Airport), and is located 12,059 miles (19,408 kilometers) away in Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom.
- In addition to being known as "Daqing Sartu Airport", other names for DQA include "大庆萨尔图机场" and "Dàqìng Sàěrtú Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Daqing Sartu Airport (DQA) is Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB), which is located 83 miles (133 kilometers) SE of DQA.
Facts about Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR):
- In addition to being known as "Grand Forks Air Force Base", another name for RDR is "Grand Forks AFB".
- Grand Forks Air Force Base was established on 1 December 1955, with construction beginning in the fall of that year.
- Survey teams selected sites in flat wheatlands close to the Canada-Minnesota border, north-northwest of Grand Forks.
- 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.
- In October 1977, the PAR came under operational control of the USAF, which operated it thereafter as part of its early warning system.
- The 319th transitioned from B-52H to re-engined B-52G aircraft in 1983, and added the AGM-86 Air Launched Cruise Missile in 1984.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 82.65 miles (133.02 km) SE | Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB) | Harbin, Heilongjiang, China |     |
| 2 | 155.81 miles (250.75 km) W | Ulanhot Airport (HLH) | Ulanhot, China | |
| 3 | 180.40 miles (290.32 km) S | Changchun Longjia International Airport (CGQ) | Changchun, Jilin, China | |
| 4 | 187.39 miles (301.58 km) SSE | Jilin Ertaizi Airport (JIL) | Jilin City, Jilin, China | |
| 5 | 248.67 miles (400.19 km) E | Jiamusi Dongjiao Airport (JMU) | Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 6 | 253.75 miles (408.36 km) ESE | Mudanjiang Hailang Airport (MDG) | Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 7 | 255.63 miles (411.40 km) WNW | Arxan Yi'ershi Airport (YIE) | Arxan, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 8 | 265.43 miles (427.17 km) NNE | Heihe Airport (HEK) | Heihe, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 9 | 283.37 miles (456.04 km) NNE | Ignatyevo Airport (BQS) | Blagoveshchensk, Amur Oblast, Russia | |
| 10 | 290.84 miles (468.06 km) ESE | Jixi Xingkaihu Airport (JXA) | Jixi, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 11 | 300.32 miles (483.32 km) S | Tonghua Sanyuanpu Airport (TNH) | Tonghua, Jilin, China | |
| 12 | 308.70 miles (496.80 km) NW | Hulunbuir Hailar Airport (HLD) | Hailar, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 13 | 329.24 miles (529.86 km) SE | Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ) | Yanji, Jilin, China | |
| 14 | 331.30 miles (533.17 km) SSE | Changbaishan Airport (NBS) | Baishan, Jilin, China | |
| 15 | 352.58 miles (567.42 km) SSW | Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE) | Shenyang, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,059.31 miles (19,407.54 km) SSE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 12,038.95 miles (19,374.76 km) SSE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 3 | 11,908.30 miles (19,164.50 km) ESE | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 11,872.45 miles (19,106.81 km) ESE | Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL) | Trelew, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 5 | 11,867.41 miles (19,098.69 km) SE | Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM) | Viedma, Argentina | |
| 6 | 11,865.08 miles (19,094.95 km) ESE | El Tehuelche Airport (PMY) | Puerto Madryn, Argentina | |
| 7 | 11,840.39 miles (19,055.21 km) SSE | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 8 | 11,837.97 miles (19,051.31 km) SSE | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 9 | 11,827.74 miles (19,034.85 km) E | General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD) | Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 10 | 11,822.12 miles (19,025.81 km) SSE | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 11 | 11,803.79 miles (18,996.31 km) SSE | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 12 | 11,785.28 miles (18,966.52 km) SE | Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES) | San Antonio Oeste, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,780.38 miles (18,958.63 km) S | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,776.85 miles (18,952.95 km) SE | Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,750.87 miles (18,911.14 km) SSE | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 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 | |