Nonstop flight route between Great Falls, Montana, United States and Ed Daein, East Darfur, Sudan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States and Ed Daein Airport (ADV), Ed Daein, East Darfur, Sudan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,596 miles (or 12,224 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 Malmstrom Air Force Base and Ed Daein Airport, 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 Malmstrom Air Force Base and Ed Daein Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ADV / |
| Airport Name: | Ed Daein Airport |
| Location: | Ed Daein, East Darfur, Sudan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°24'12"N by 26°7'9"E |
| Area Served: | Ed Daein, East Darfur, Sudan |
| Elevation: | 1476 feet (450 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from ADV |
| More Information: | ADV Maps & Info |
Facts about Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA):
- 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.
- 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 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.
- Z-147 was completely replaced by a new ARSR-4 JSS site on Bootlegger Ridge, about 14 miles northeast of Great Falls AFB.
- In addition to being known as "Malmstrom Air Force Base", another name for GFA is "Malmstrom AFB".
- Malmstrom Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base and census-designated place in Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, United States.
- Upon completion of the B-17 training program, in October 1943, Great Falls Army Air Base was transferred to the Air Transport Command and units from Gore Field were transferred to the base.
- In November 1942, a survey team evaluated an area near the Green Mill Dance Club and Rainbow Dam Road approximately six miles east of Great Falls.
- After World War II ended Great Falls AAB assumed a support mission for military personnel assigned to Alaskan military installations.
Facts about Ed Daein Airport (ADV):
- The closest airport to Ed Daein Airport (ADV) is Nyala Airport (UYL), which is located 91 miles (146 kilometers) WNW of ADV.
- The furthest airport from Ed Daein Airport (ADV) is Maupiti Airport (MAU), which is nearly antipodal to Ed Daein Airport (meaning Ed Daein Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maupiti Airport), and is located 12,073 miles (19,429 kilometers) away in Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia.
