Nonstop flight route between Great Falls, Montana, United States and Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States and Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport (IDR), Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,565 miles (or 12,175 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 Devi Ahilyabai Holkar 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 Devi Ahilyabai Holkar 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: | IDR / VAID |
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Location: | Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°43'18"N by 75°48'2"E |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1850 feet (564 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IDR |
More Information: | IDR Maps & Info |
Facts about Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA):
- With the development of the three-stage, solid-fuel Minuteman I missile in the late 1950s SAC began searching for sites to deploy this revolutionary weapon.
- 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.
- Great Falls played a major aerial defense role in North American air defense mission.
- At Great Falls, P-39 Airacobras, C-47 Skytrains, B-25 Mitchells, and A-20 Havocs aircraft.
- In 1957, under the control of the 801st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, the Malmstrom AFB radar station became operational with AN/FPS-20 search and AN/FPS-6 height-finder radars.
- 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".
- 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.
- Z-147 was completely replaced by a new ARSR-4 JSS site on Bootlegger Ridge, about 14 miles northeast of Great Falls AFB.
Facts about Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport (IDR):
- The Holkar State Administration, after consulting Mr.
- In addition to being known as "Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport", another name for IDR is "देवी अहिल्याबाई होळकर हवाई अड्डे".
- Indore airport measures 729 acres and the current terminal building, spread over 18,000 sq.mtrs.
- Holker Airport Terminal
- Expandable Integrated Terminal under construction
- The furthest airport from Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport (IDR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,988 miles (19,293 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport (IDR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport (IDR) is Raja Bhoj Domestic Airport (BHO), which is located 105 miles (169 kilometers) ENE of IDR.