Nonstop flight route between Duncan, Oklahoma, United States and Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Halliburton Field (DUC), Duncan, Oklahoma, 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 1,501 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 Halliburton Field 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: | DUC / KDUC |
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| Location: | Duncan, Oklahoma, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°28'14"N by 97°57'35"W |
| Area Served: | Duncan, Oklahoma |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Duncan |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1113 feet (339 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DUC |
| More Information: | DUC 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 Halliburton Field (DUC):
- In addition to being known as "Halliburton Field", another name for DUC is "Duncan Municipal Airport".
- Halliburton Field (DUC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Halliburton Field (DUC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,908 miles (17,554 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Halliburton Field (DUC) is Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) WNW of DUC.
Facts about Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR):
- 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 DC-11 SAGE blockhouse was later the headquarters of the SAC 321st Strategic Missile Wing.
- Grand Forks Air Force Base was established on 1 December 1955, with construction beginning in the fall of that year.
- In addition to being known as "Grand Forks Air Force Base", another name for RDR is "Grand Forks AFB".
- 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.
- On 1 November 1964, 321st Strategic Missile Wing was organized as the Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile wing at GFAFB, the first in SAC.
- On 26 May 1972, President Nixon and Soviet general secretary Leonid Brezhnev signed the ABM Treaty, which limited each nation to one site to protect strategic forces and one site to protect the "National Command Authority." With work about 85 percent complete at Grand Forks, the United States chose to finish construction at the North Dakota site.
