Nonstop flight route between Great Falls, Montana, United States and Calabozo, Venezuela:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States and Calabozo Airport (CLZ), Calabozo, Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,689 miles (or 5,937 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 Calabozo 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 Calabozo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA):

• The North American Aerospace Defense Command was created in 1957.
• 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".
• 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.
• 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.
• After World War II ended Great Falls AAB assumed a support mission for military personnel assigned to Alaskan military installations.
• Great Falls played a major aerial defense role in North American air defense mission.
• 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.

Facts about Calabozo Airport (CLZ):

• In addition to being known as "Calabozo Airport", another name for CLZ is "Aeropuerto de Calabozo".
• Because of Calabozo Airport's relatively low elevation of 328 feet, planes can take off or land at Calabozo 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.
• Calabozo Airport (CLZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Calabozo Airport (CLZ) is Las Flecheras Airport (SFD), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) S of CLZ.
• The furthest airport from Calabozo Airport (CLZ) is Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG), which is nearly antipodal to Calabozo Airport (meaning Calabozo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport), and is located 12,367 miles (19,903 kilometers) away in Malang, East Java, Indonesia.