Nonstop flight route between Great Falls, Montana, United States and Trelew, Chubut, Argentina:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States and Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL), Trelew, Chubut, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,863 miles (or 11,046 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 Almirante Marcos A. Zar 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 Almirante Marcos A. Zar 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 base's runway was closed on 31 December 1996 for aircraft operations.
• On 1 July 1968, the F-101B equipped 29th FIS was inactivated and replaced by the F-106 Delta Dart equipped 71st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, which was reassigned from Richards Gebaur AFB when its ADC mission was eliminated.
• In November 1942, a survey team evaluated an area near the Green Mill Dance Club and Rainbow Dam Road approximately six miles east of Great Falls.
• Great Falls played a major aerial defense role in North American air defense mission.
• Tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union increased dramatically when the Soviet Union closed all land travel between the western occupation sectors of Germany and the American, French and British sectors of Berlin.
• 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.
• Great Falls was reassigned to the Central Air Defense Force at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base in 1953.
• In addition to being known as "Malmstrom Air Force Base", another name for GFA is "Malmstrom AFB".

Facts about Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL):

• Because of Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport's relatively low elevation of 141 feet, planes can take off or land at Almirante Marcos A. Zar 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.
• Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL) is El Tehuelche Airport (PMY), which is located 33 miles (52 kilometers) NNE of REL.
• In addition to being known as "Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport", another name for REL is "Aeropuerto de Trelew - Almirante Marcos A. Zar Maes Awyr Almirante Marcos A. Zar".
• This airport replaced an airport noted as a pivotal site during the Trelew massacre.
• It is operated by London Supply.
• The furthest airport from Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL) is Xilinhot Airport (XIL), which is nearly antipodal to Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (meaning Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Xilinhot Airport), and is located 12,358 miles (19,887 kilometers) away in Xilinhot, Inner Mongolia, China.