Nonstop flight route between Great Falls, Montana, United States and Long Pahangai, West Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States and Datadawai Airport (DTD), Long Pahangai, West Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,116 miles (or 13,061 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 Datadawai 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 Datadawai 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: | DTD / WALJ |
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| Location: | Long Pahangai, West Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°48'37"N by 114°31'49"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DTD |
| More Information: | DTD Maps & Info |
Facts about Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA):
- This included one of the greatest technology transfers in the history of the world.
- Great Falls played a major aerial defense role in North American air defense mission.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Malmstrom Air Force Base", another name for GFA is "Malmstrom AFB".
- Aircraft shipments to the Soviet Union stopped in September 1945, when World War II ended, with approximately 8,000 aircraft having been processed in a 21-month period.
- On 1 July 1968, the F-101B equipped 29th FIS was inactivated and replaced by the F-106 Delta Dart equipped 71st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, which was reassigned from Richards Gebaur AFB when its ADC mission was eliminated.
- After World War II ended Great Falls AAB assumed a support mission for military personnel assigned to Alaskan military installations.
Facts about Datadawai Airport (DTD):
- Datadawai Airport (DTD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Datadawai Airport (DTD) is Long Apung Airport (LPU), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) NNE of DTD.
- The furthest airport from Datadawai Airport (DTD) is Barcelos Airport (BAZ), which is nearly antipodal to Datadawai Airport (meaning Datadawai Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barcelos Airport), and is located 12,260 miles (19,731 kilometers) away in Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Datadawai Airport", another name for DTD is "Bandar Udara Datah Dawai".
