Nonstop flight route between Great Falls, Montana, United States and Dibba, Oman:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States and Dibba Airport (BYB), Dibba, Oman would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,325 miles (or 11,788 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 Dibba 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 Dibba 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: | BYB / |
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Location: | Dibba, Oman |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°36'51"N by 56°14'43"E |
Operator/Owner: | Oman Airports Management Company S.A.O.C. |
View all routes: | Routes from BYB |
More Information: | BYB Maps & Info |
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.
- 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.
- At Great Falls, P-39 Airacobras, C-47 Skytrains, B-25 Mitchells, and A-20 Havocs aircraft.
- Following World War II, Great Falls Army Air Base played an important role in US defense during the Cold War era.
- Construction of the wing's first launch facility began in March 1961 and was completed in December.
- DC-20 was initially under the Great Falls Air Defense Sector, established on 1 March 1959.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Malmstrom Air Force Base", another name for GFA is "Malmstrom AFB".
- 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.
Facts about Dibba Airport (BYB):
- The furthest airport from Dibba Airport (BYB) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,715 miles (18,853 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- In addition to being known as "Dibba Airport", another name for BYB is "دبا".
- The closest airport to Dibba Airport (BYB) is Ras Al Khaimah International Airport(Ra's al-Khaymah) (RKT), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) W of BYB.