Nonstop flight route between Great Falls, Montana, United States and Iberia, Peru:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States and Iberia Airport (IBP), Iberia, Peru would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,809 miles (or 7,739 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 Iberia 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 Iberia 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: | IBP / SPBR |
Airport Name: | Iberia Airport |
Location: | Iberia, Peru |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°24'42"S by 69°29'20"W |
Area Served: | Iberia, Madre de Dios, Peru |
Elevation: | 750 feet (229 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IBP |
More Information: | IBP Maps & Info |
Facts about Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA):
- 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.
- By 1954, several aircraft control and warning squadrons had been formed at the base.
- Tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union increased dramatically when the Soviet Union closed all land travel between the western occupation sectors of Germany and the American, French and British sectors of Berlin.
- Malmstrom Air Force Base traces its beginnings back to 1939 when World War II broke out in Europe.
- In late 1962 missiles assigned to 341st would play a major role in the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- Malmstrom Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base and census-designated place in Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, United States.
- 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.
- Great Falls AAB was assigned to II Bomber Command, Second Air Force.
- In addition to being known as "Malmstrom Air Force Base", another name for GFA is "Malmstrom AFB".
- DC-20 was initially under the Great Falls Air Defense Sector, established on 1 March 1959.
Facts about Iberia Airport (IBP):
- The closest airport to Iberia Airport (IBP) is Alerta Airport (ALD), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SSE of IBP.
- Iberia Airport (IBP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Iberia Airport (IBP) is Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR), which is nearly antipodal to Iberia Airport (meaning Iberia Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cam Ranh International Airport), and is located 12,340 miles (19,860 kilometers) away in Cam Ranh, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam.
- Because of Iberia Airport's relatively low elevation of 750 feet, planes can take off or land at Iberia 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.