Nonstop flight route between El Obeid, Sudan and Minot, North Dakota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between El Obeid Airport (EBD), El Obeid, Sudan and Minot Air Force Base (MIB), Minot, North Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,255 miles (or 11,675 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 El Obeid Airport and Minot 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 El Obeid Airport and Minot 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: | EBD / HSOB |
Airport Name: | El Obeid Airport |
Location: | El Obeid, Sudan |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°9'11"N by 30°13'57"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1927 feet (587 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from EBD |
More Information: | EBD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MIB / KMIB |
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Location: | Minot, North Dakota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°24'56"N by 101°21'29"W |
View all routes: | Routes from MIB |
More Information: | MIB Maps & Info |
Facts about El Obeid Airport (EBD):
- The closest airport to El Obeid Airport (EBD) is Khartoum International Airport (KRT), which is located 229 miles (369 kilometers) NE of EBD.
- The furthest airport from El Obeid Airport (EBD) is Mataiva Airport (MVT), which is nearly antipodal to El Obeid Airport (meaning El Obeid Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataiva Airport), and is located 12,299 miles (19,793 kilometers) away in Mataiva, French Polynesia.
- El Obeid Airport (EBD) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Minot Air Force Base (MIB):
- The 862d Combat Support Group was deactivated on 31 July 1972, with host unit duties being taken over by the 91st Combat Support Group.
- In addition to being known as "Minot Air Force Base", another name for MIB is "Minot AFB".
- The initial USAF host unit was the Air Defense Command 32d Air Base Group, activating on 8 February 1957.
- The furthest airport from Minot Air Force Base (MIB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,320 miles (16,609 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Construction of Minot AFB began in May 1956 and it officially opened on 10 January 1957, named for the nearby city of Minot.
- Renamed Aerospace Defense Command in 1968, ADC F-106 operations continued at Minot until ADC was deactivated in 1979 and became a part of Tactical Air Command as a subentity referred to as Tactical Air Command – Air Defense.
- On 1 February 1963, SAC, as part of a conversion to unit designations with historical significance, activated the 450th Bombardment Wing at Minot and the 720th Bombardment Squadron, along with the formation of the 450th Airborne Missile Maintenance Squadron, 450th Armament & Electronics Maintenance Squadron, 450th Field Maintenance Squadron, and the 450th Organizational Maintenance Squadron simultaneously.
- Following the Iran hostage crisis of 1979-81, SAC tasked the former 57th Air Division to organize the Strategic Projection Force.
- The closest airport to Minot Air Force Base (MIB) is Minot International Airport (MOT), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSE of MIB.