Nonstop flight route between Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States and Great Falls, Montana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kenosha Regional Airport (ENW), Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States and Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,180 miles (or 1,899 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 Kenosha Regional Airport and Malmstrom Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ENW / KENW |
Airport Name: | Kenosha Regional Airport |
Location: | Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°35'44"N by 87°55'40"W |
Area Served: | Kenosha, Wisconsin |
Operator/Owner: | City of Kenosha |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 742 feet (226 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from ENW |
More Information: | ENW 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 Kenosha Regional Airport (ENW):
- The furthest airport from Kenosha Regional Airport (ENW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,057 miles (17,795 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Kenosha Regional Airport (ENW) is Waukegan National Airport (UGN), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) SSE of ENW.
- Kenosha Regional Airport (ENW) has 3 runways.
- Because of Kenosha Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 742 feet, planes can take off or land at Kenosha Regional 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.
- The airport has three runways.
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.
- Great Falls AAB was assigned to II Bomber Command, Second Air Force.
- In 1959 a SAGE data center was established at Malmstrom.
- In addition to being known as "Malmstrom Air Force Base", another name for GFA is "Malmstrom AFB".
- Great Falls played a major aerial defense role in North American air defense mission.
- On 23 December 1959, the Air Force Ballistic Missile Committee approved the selection of Malmstrom AFB to host the first Minuteman ICBM base.
- 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.
- The 801st Radar Squadron was inactivated on 31 December 1969 due to budget reductions.
- 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.
- By 1954, several aircraft control and warning squadrons had been formed at the base.
- MATS reopened the C-54 Flight Training School as the 1272 Medium Transition Training Unit in May 1950, one month before the Korean War began.