Nonstop flight route between Great Falls, Montana, United States and Nyagan, Tyumen Oblast, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States and Nyagan Airport (NYA), Nyagan, Tyumen Oblast, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,861 miles (or 7,823 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 Nyagan 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 Nyagan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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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.
• In addition to being known as "Malmstrom Air Force Base", another name for GFA is "Malmstrom AFB".
• This included one of the greatest technology transfers in the history of the world.
• In 1959 a SAGE data center was established at Malmstrom.
• The base's runway was closed on 31 December 1996 for aircraft operations.
• 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.
• Malmstrom Air Force Base traces its beginnings back to 1939 when World War II broke out in Europe.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Nyagan Airport (NYA):

• In addition to being known as "Nyagan Airport", another name for NYA is "Аэропорт Нягань".
• Because of Nyagan Airport's relatively low elevation of 361 feet, planes can take off or land at Nyagan 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.
• The closest airport to Nyagan Airport (NYA) is Sovetsky Tyumenskaya (OVS), which is located 85 miles (137 kilometers) SW of NYA.
• The furthest airport from Nyagan Airport (NYA) is Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ), which is located 10,744 miles (17,291 kilometers) away in Punta Arenas, Chile.
• Nyagan Airport (NYA) currently has only 1 runway.