Nonstop flight route between Great Falls, Montana, United States and Ukiah, California, 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 Ukiah Municipal Airport (UKI), Ukiah, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 835 miles (or 1,343 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 Ukiah 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: | UKI / KUKI |
Airport Name: | Ukiah Municipal Airport |
Location: | Ukiah, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°7'32"N by 123°12'2"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Ukiah |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 614 feet (187 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UKI |
More Information: | UKI Maps & Info |
Facts about Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA):
- In 1959 a SAGE data center was established at Malmstrom.
- In addition to being known as "Malmstrom Air Force Base", another name for GFA is "Malmstrom AFB".
- 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.
- 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.
- Later, the 517th Air Transport Wing was redesginated the 1701st Air Transport Wing on 1 June 1948 when Air Transport Command was redesignated the Military Air Transport Service.
- Malmstrom Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base and census-designated place in Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, United States.
- This included one of the greatest technology transfers in the history of the world.
- Z-147 was completely replaced by a new ARSR-4 JSS site on Bootlegger Ridge, about 14 miles northeast of Great Falls AFB.
- On 23 December 1959, the Air Force Ballistic Missile Committee approved the selection of Malmstrom AFB to host the first Minuteman ICBM base.
- 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 Ukiah Municipal Airport (UKI):
- The closest airport to Ukiah Municipal Airport (UKI) is Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport (STS), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) SSE of UKI.
- Ukiah Municipal Airport (UKI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Ukiah Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 614 feet, planes can take off or land at Ukiah Municipal 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.
- CALSTAR is a nonprofit regional air ambulance company serving California and northern Nevada.
- The furthest airport from Ukiah Municipal Airport (UKI) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,307 miles (18,197 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Stol Air Commuter served Ukiah during the 1970s with nonstop service to San Francisco International Airport which was operated with Britten-Norman Islander and Trislander STOL capable aircraft.