Nonstop flight route between Great Falls, Montana, United States and Koh Kong, Koh Kong Province, Cambodia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States and Koh Kong Airport (KKZ), Koh Kong, Koh Kong Province, Cambodia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,843 miles (or 12,622 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 Koh Kong 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 Koh Kong 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: | KKZ / VDKK |
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Location: | Koh Kong, Koh Kong Province, Cambodia |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°36'47"N by 102°59'51"E |
Area Served: | Koh Kong |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KKZ |
More Information: | KKZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA):
- This included one of the greatest technology transfers in the history of the world.
- With the phaseout of the B-36 from the inventory in the late 1950s, the need for fighter escorts of SAC bombers was eliminated.
- Z-147 was completely replaced by a new ARSR-4 JSS site on Bootlegger Ridge, about 14 miles northeast of Great Falls AFB.
- Great Falls was reassigned to the Central Air Defense Force at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base in 1953.
- 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".
Facts about Koh Kong Airport (KKZ):
- In addition to being known as "Koh Kong Airport", another name for KKZ is "Koh Kong Airport (Koh Kong)".
- Because of Koh Kong Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Koh Kong 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.
- Koh Kong Airport (KKZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Koh Kong Airport (KKZ) is Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), which is nearly antipodal to Koh Kong Airport (meaning Koh Kong Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jorge Chávez International Airport), and is located 12,408 miles (19,968 kilometers) away in Callao (near Lima), Peru.
- The closest airport to Koh Kong Airport (KKZ) is Trat Airport (TDX), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) NW of KKZ.