Nonstop flight route between Eugene, Oregon, United States and Great Falls, Montana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Eugene Airport (EUG), Eugene, Oregon, United States and Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 624 miles (or 1,004 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 Eugene Airport and Malmstrom Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Eugene Airport (EUG):

• Eugene Airport (EUG) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Eugene Airport", another name for EUG is "Mahlon Sweet FieldEugene Municipal Airport".
• During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces.
• The furthest airport from Eugene Airport (EUG) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,007 miles (17,714 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The closest airport to Eugene Airport (EUG) is Corvallis Municipal Airport (CVO), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) N of EUG.
• Because of Eugene Airport's relatively low elevation of 374 feet, planes can take off or land at Eugene 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.
• Mahlon Sweet is also home to the Lane Community College Flight Academy.
• At the request of Mahlon Sweet the original Eugene Air Park was built in 1919 at what is now the southeast corner of West 18th Avenue and Chambers Street.

Facts about Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA):

• Later, the 517th Air Transport Wing was redesginated the 1701st Air Transport Wing on 1 June 1948 when Air Transport Command was redesignated the Military Air Transport Service.
• Great Falls was reassigned to the Central Air Defense Force at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base in 1953.
• 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.
• Originally named Great Falls Army Air Base, later Great Falls Air Force Base, the facility was renamed Malmstrom Air Force Base on 1 October 1955 in honor of Colonel Einar Axel Malmstrom.
• On 18 December 1953, Great Falls AFB was transferred from Military Air Transport Service to Strategic Air Command, although MATS units remained at the base for several years.
• This included one of the greatest technology transfers in the history of the world.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Malmstrom Air Force Base", another name for GFA is "Malmstrom AFB".