Nonstop flight route between Great Falls, Montana, United States and Burgos, Spain:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States and Burgos Airport (RGS), Burgos, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,819 miles (or 7,756 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 Burgos 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 Burgos 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 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.
• Malmstrom Air Force Base traces its beginnings back to 1939 when World War II broke out in Europe.
• On 23 December 1959, the Air Force Ballistic Missile Committee approved the selection of Malmstrom AFB to host the first Minuteman ICBM base.
• 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.
• After World War II ended Great Falls AAB assumed a support mission for military personnel assigned to Alaskan military installations.
• In addition to being known as "Malmstrom Air Force Base", another name for GFA is "Malmstrom AFB".
• 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 Burgos Airport (RGS):

• The origins of Villafría aerodrome date back to the 1920s, when a small aeronautical detachment was established in Gamonal, which served its purpose until it became too small to cope with the progresses in aeronautics.
• Burgos Airport (RGS) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Burgos Airport (RGS) is Hood Aerodrome (MRO), which is nearly antipodal to Burgos Airport (meaning Burgos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hood Aerodrome), and is located 12,334 miles (19,849 kilometers) away in Masterton, New Zealand.
• On 3 July 2008, the airport opened its doors to commercial flight operations.
• In addition to being known as "Burgos Airport", another name for RGS is "Aeropuerto de Burgos".
• The closest airport to Burgos Airport (RGS) is Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) NE of RGS.
• The route schedules depend on the time of the flight.