Nonstop flight route between Great Falls, Montana, United States and Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States and Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC), Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,053 miles (or 3,304 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 Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International 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: | TLC / MMTO |
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| Location: | Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°20'12"N by 99°33'56"W |
| Area Served: | Toluca |
| Operator/Owner: | Administradora Mexiquense del Aeropuerto Internacional de Toluca (AMAIT) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 8466 feet (2,580 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TLC |
| More Information: | TLC Maps & Info |
Facts about Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA):
- Great Falls AAB was assigned to II Bomber Command, Second Air Force.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Malmstrom Air Force Base", another name for GFA is "Malmstrom AFB".
- With the phaseout of the B-36 from the inventory in the late 1950s, the need for fighter escorts of SAC bombers was eliminated.
- Following World War II, Great Falls Army Air Base played an important role in US defense during the Cold War era.
- 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.
Facts about Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC):
- Toluca International Airport is famous for being easy to access.
- Because of Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport's high elevation of 8,466 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TLC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TLC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- According to official statistics provided by Administradora Mexiquense del Aeropuerto Internacional de Toluca in 2012, the airport handled 972,414 passengers and 1,161,064 passengers in 2013.
- The closest airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC) is Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) ENE of TLC.
- Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,325 miles (18,226 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport", another name for TLC is "Aeropuerto Internacional Lic. Adolfo López Mateos".
