Nonstop flight route between Farmington, New Mexico, United States and Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Four Corners Regional Airport (FMN), Farmington, New Mexico, United States and Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR), Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 950 miles (or 1,529 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 Four Corners Regional Airport and Grand Forks Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Four Corners Regional Airport (FMN):

• Four Corners Regional Airport is in San Juan County, New Mexico, a mile northwest of Farmington, which owns it.
• The airport has free long term parking, four major car rental companies at the terminal, and free WiFi in the terminal area.
• The closest airport to Four Corners Regional Airport (FMN) is Animas Air Park (AMK), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) NNE of FMN.
• The furthest airport from Four Corners Regional Airport (FMN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,158 miles (17,957 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Because of Four Corners Regional Airport's high elevation of 5,506 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at FMN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make FMN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Frontier Airlines flew Boeing 737-200s to Denver after operating Convair 580s for many years.Aspen Airways flew Convair 580s nonstop to Denver as an independent airline and later as United Express.
• Four Corners Regional Airport (FMN) has 2 runways.
• Four Corners Regional Airport was served by the original Frontier Airlines, Sunwest Airlines, Air Midwest, Aspen Airways, Trans Colorado Airlines, America West Express, Continental Express, United Express, American Eagle, and USAirways Express.

Facts about Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR):

• Grand Forks AFB is the home of the Air Mobility Command's 319th Air Base Wing.
• Grand Forks Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation in northeastern North Dakota, located north of Emerado and 16 miles west of Grand Forks.
• The 319th transitioned from B-52H to re-engined B-52G aircraft in 1983, and added the AGM-86 Air Launched Cruise Missile in 1984.
• In 1973, the 319th Bomb Wing acquired the AGM-69 Short Range Attack Missile, replacing the older AGM-28 Hound Dog air-to-ground missile aboard its B-52H aircraft.
• 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 3 September 1974, the SAFSCOM Site Activation Team was relieved by the U.S.
• In addition to being known as "Grand Forks Air Force Base", another name for RDR is "Grand Forks AFB".
• 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.
• Opened 57 years ago in early 1957, the base's current host unit is the 319th Air Base Wing assigned to the Expeditionary Center of the Air Mobility Command.
• The DC-11 SAGE blockhouse was later the headquarters of the SAC 321st Strategic Missile Wing.