Nonstop flight route between Great Falls, Montana, United States and Mary, Turkmenistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States and Mary International Airport (MYP), Mary, Turkmenistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,541 miles (or 10,526 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 Mary International 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 Mary International 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: | MYP / UTAM |
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| Location: | Mary, Turkmenistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°36'24"N by 61°54'5"E |
| Operator/Owner: | N/A |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MYP |
| More Information: | MYP Maps & Info |
Facts about Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA):
- MATS reopened the C-54 Flight Training School as the 1272 Medium Transition Training Unit in May 1950, one month before the Korean War began.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Great Falls AAB was assigned to II Bomber Command, Second Air Force.
- DC-20 was initially under the Great Falls Air Defense Sector, established on 1 March 1959.
Facts about Mary International Airport (MYP):
- The furthest airport from Mary International Airport (MYP) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,556 miles (18,598 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Mary International Airport (MYP) is Turkmenabat Airport (CRZ), which is located 138 miles (222 kilometers) NE of MYP.
- Mary International Airport (MYP) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Mary International Airport", another name for MYP is "Mary Halkara Aeroporty".
