Nonstop flight route between Le Lamentin / Fort de France, Martinique and Great Falls, Montana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF), Le Lamentin / Fort de France, Martinique and Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,650 miles (or 5,873 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 Aimé Césaire Airport and Malmstrom 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 Aimé Césaire Airport and Malmstrom 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: | FDF / TFFF |
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Location: | Le Lamentin / Fort de France, Martinique |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°35'31"N by 60°59'47"W |
Area Served: | Fort-de-France, Martinique |
Operator/Owner: | Aéroports Français |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FDF |
More Information: | FDF 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 Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF):
- In addition to being known as "Aimé Césaire Airport", other names for FDF include "Aéroport de Fort-de-France – Le Lamentin" and "Fort-de-France – Aimé Césaire Airport".
- The closest airport to Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF) is George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) S of FDF.
- The furthest airport from Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF) is Broome International Airport (BME), which is nearly antipodal to Aimé Césaire Airport (meaning Aimé Césaire Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Broome International Airport), and is located 12,121 miles (19,507 kilometers) away in Broome, Western Australia, Australia.
- Police, customs, baggage claim, pharmacy, vaccination bureau, handicap facilities, tobacconist, bank, money changing, souvenir shops, tax-free shopping, gift shop, florist, hairdresser, car rentals, taxi, parking, restaurants, cafés and bars, two hotels.
- Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Aimé Césaire Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Aimé Césaire 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.
Facts about Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA):
- Malmstrom Air Force Base traces its beginnings back to 1939 when World War II broke out in Europe.
- The North American Aerospace Defense Command was created in 1957.
- Great Falls AAB was assigned to II Bomber Command, Second Air Force.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Malmstrom Air Force Base", another name for GFA is "Malmstrom AFB".
- Great Falls became the temporary home of the 582nd Air Resupply and Communications Wing on 1 May 1953 which was transferred from Mountain Home AFB, Idaho.