Nonstop flight route between Great Falls, Montana, United States and Hyderabad, Pakistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States and Hyderabad Airportحیدرآباد ہوائی اڈا (HDD), Hyderabad, Pakistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,405 miles (or 11,917 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 Hyderabad Airportحیدرآباد ہوائی اڈا, 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 Hyderabad Airportحیدرآباد ہوائی اڈا. 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: | HDD / OPKD |
| Airport Name: | Hyderabad Airportحیدرآباد ہوائی اڈا |
| Location: | Hyderabad, Pakistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°19'5"N by 68°22'0"E |
| Area Served: | Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Operator/Owner: | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 135 feet (41 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HDD |
| More Information: | HDD 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.
- 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.
- DC-20 was initially under the Great Falls Air Defense Sector, established on 1 March 1959.
- 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.
- Malmstrom Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base and census-designated place in Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, United States.
- In addition to being known as "Malmstrom Air Force Base", another name for GFA is "Malmstrom AFB".
- On 21 August 1954 the 407th SFW Vice Commander, Colonel Einar Axel Malmstrom, died when his T-33 Shooting Star trainer crashed approximately one mile west of the Great Falls Municipal Airport.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Hyderabad Airportحیدرآباد ہوائی اڈا (HDD):
- The closest airport to Hyderabad Airportحیدرآباد ہوائی اڈا (HDD) is Sindhri Airport (MPD), which is located 49 miles (78 kilometers) ENE of HDD.
- Hyderabad Airportحیدرآباد ہوائی اڈا (HDD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Hyderabad Airportحیدرآباد ہوائی اڈا (HDD) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Hyderabad Airportحیدرآباد ہوائی اڈا (meaning Hyderabad Airportحیدرآباد ہوائی اڈا is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,250 miles (19,714 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of Hyderabad Airportحیدرآباد ہوائی اڈا's relatively low elevation of 135 feet, planes can take off or land at Hyderabad Airportحیدرآباد ہوائی اڈا 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.
