Nonstop flight route between Great Falls, Montana, United States and Puerto Carreño, Colombia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States and Germán Olano Airport (PCR), Puerto Carreño, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,841 miles (or 6,182 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 Germán Olano 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 Germán Olano 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):

• Great Falls played a major aerial defense role in North American air defense mission.
• 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.
• Construction of the wing's first launch facility began in March 1961 and was completed in December.
• Following World War II, Great Falls Army Air Base played an important role in US defense during the Cold War era.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Malmstrom Air Force Base", another name for GFA is "Malmstrom AFB".
• The base's runway was closed on 31 December 1996 for aircraft operations.
• Upon completion of the B-17 training program, in October 1943, Great Falls Army Air Base was transferred to the Air Transport Command and units from Gore Field were transferred to the base.
• 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 1959 a SAGE data center was established at Malmstrom.

Facts about Germán Olano Airport (PCR):

• In addition to being known as "Germán Olano Airport", other names for PCR include "Aeropuerto Germán Olano" and "SKPC".
• Germán Olano Airport (PCR) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Germán Olano Airport's relatively low elevation of 173 feet, planes can take off or land at Germán Olano 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 furthest airport from Germán Olano Airport (PCR) is Juanda International Airport (SUB), which is nearly antipodal to Germán Olano Airport (meaning Germán Olano Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Juanda International Airport), and is located 12,352 miles (19,879 kilometers) away in Surabaya, Indonesia.
• The closest airport to Germán Olano Airport (PCR) is Cacique Aramare Airport (PYH), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) SSW of PCR.