Nonstop flight route between Great Falls, Montana, United States and Ontario, Oregon, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States and Ontario Municipal Airport (ONO), Ontario, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 370 miles (or 595 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 relatively short distance between Malmstrom Air Force Base and Ontario Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | ONO / KONO |
| Airport Name: | Ontario Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Ontario, Oregon, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°1'9"N by 117°0'47"W |
| Area Served: | Ontario, Oregon |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Ontario |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2193 feet (668 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ONO |
| More Information: | ONO Maps & Info |
Facts about Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA):
- Great Falls AAB was assigned to II Bomber Command, Second Air Force.
- Aircraft shipments to the Soviet Union stopped in September 1945, when World War II ended, with approximately 8,000 aircraft having been processed in a 21-month period.
- 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 18 December 1953, Great Falls AFB was transferred from Military Air Transport Service to Strategic Air Command, although MATS units remained at the base for several years.
- Great Falls was reassigned to the Central Air Defense Force at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base in 1953.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Malmstrom Air Force Base", another name for GFA is "Malmstrom AFB".
- 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.
Facts about Ontario Municipal Airport (ONO):
- Ontario Municipal Airport (ONO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Ontario Municipal Airport is three miles west of Ontario, in Malheur County, Oregon.
- The closest airport to Ontario Municipal Airport (ONO) is Boise Airport (BOI), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) SE of ONO.
- The furthest airport from Ontario Municipal Airport (ONO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,845 miles (17,454 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Ontario Municipal Airport covers 480 acres at an elevation of 2,193 feet.
