Nonstop flight route between Great Falls, Montana, United States and Chino, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States and Chino Airport (CNO), Chino, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 993 miles (or 1,598 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 Malmstrom Air Force Base and Chino Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | CNO / KCNO |
Airport Name: | Chino Airport |
Location: | Chino, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°58'28"N by 117°38'12"W |
Operator/Owner: | County of San Bernardino |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 652 feet (199 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from CNO |
More Information: | CNO 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Malmstrom Air Force Base", another name for GFA is "Malmstrom AFB".
- Great Falls played a major aerial defense role in North American air defense mission.
- The North American Aerospace Defense Command was created in 1957.
- 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 Chino Airport (CNO):
- Chino Airport (CNO) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Chino Airport (CNO) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,466 miles (18,452 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- After the war, hundreds of combat aircraft were flown into Chino for disposal.
- The closest airport to Chino Airport (CNO) is LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) NNE of CNO.
- Because of Chino Airport's relatively low elevation of 652 feet, planes can take off or land at Chino 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.