Nonstop flight route between Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States and Olavarría, Argentina:
Departure Airport:
(47°56'57"N by 97°10'33"W)
Arrival Airport:
(36°53'24"S by 60°13'0"W)
Distance from GFK to OVR:
6,288.43 miles (10,120.22 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grand Forks International Airport (GFK), Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States and Olavarría Airport (OVR), Olavarría, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,288 miles (or 10,120 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 Grand Forks International Airport and Olavarría 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 Grand Forks International Airport and Olavarría Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GFK / KGFK |
| Airport Name: | Grand Forks International Airport |
| Location: | Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°56'57"N by 97°10'33"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Grand Forks Regional Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 845 feet (258 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GFK |
| More Information: | GFK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OVR / SAZF |
| Airport Name: | Olavarría Airport |
| Location: | Olavarría, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°53'24"S by 60°13'0"W |
| Area Served: | Olavarría |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 551 feet (168 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OVR |
| More Information: | OVR Maps & Info |
Facts about Grand Forks International Airport (GFK):
- One option was to keep the terminal as is.
- The furthest airport from Grand Forks International Airport (GFK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,514 miles (16,921 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- On October 3, 2012, United Airlines started flights between Denver, CO and Grand Forks, but on September 10, 2013 they announced they would end service on December 3, 2013 citing low loads.
- The consulting group recommended that a brand new passenger terminal would the best solution to the current terminal's problems.
- The closest airport to Grand Forks International Airport (GFK) is Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) W of GFK.
- Grand Forks International Airport (GFK) has 4 runways.
- Because of Grand Forks International Airport's relatively low elevation of 845 feet, planes can take off or land at Grand Forks International 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.
- In 2009 the airport's FAA control tower was the 23rd busiest in the nation, with 346,165 tower operations.
Facts about Olavarría Airport (OVR):
- Because of Olavarría Airport's relatively low elevation of 551 feet, planes can take off or land at Olavarría 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.
- Olavarría Airport (OVR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Olavarría Airport (OVR) is Weifang Airport (WEF), which is nearly antipodal to Olavarría Airport (meaning Olavarría Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Weifang Airport), and is located 12,396 miles (19,950 kilometers) away in Weifang, Shandong, China.
- The closest airport to Olavarría Airport (OVR) is Tandil Airport (TDL), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) ESE of OVR.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.44 miles (16.81 km) W | Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR) | Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States |     |
| 2 | 26.75 miles (43.06 km) ESE | Crookston Municipal Airport (CKN) | Crookston, Minnesota, United States | |
| 3 | 46.51 miles (74.86 km) E | Thief River Falls Regional Airport (TVF) | Thief River Falls, Minnesota, United States | |
| 4 | 68.70 miles (110.56 km) N | Pembina Municipal Airport (PMB) | Pembina, North Dakota, United States | |
| 5 | 73.04 miles (117.54 km) SSE | Hector International Airport (FAR) | Fargo, North Dakota, United States | |
| 6 | 80.84 miles (130.11 km) W | Devils Lake Regional Airport (DVL) | Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States | |
| 7 | 98.38 miles (158.33 km) SE | Detroit Lakes Airport (DTL) | Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, United States | |
| 8 | 99.44 miles (160.04 km) SW | Jamestown Regional Airport (JMS) | Jamestown, North Dakota, United States | |
| 9 | 108.24 miles (174.20 km) NE | Warroad International Memorial Airport (RRT) | Warroad, Minnesota, United States | |
| 10 | 108.48 miles (174.57 km) ESE | Bemidji Regional Airport (BJI) | Bemidji, Minnesota, United States | |
| 11 | 120.80 miles (194.41 km) SSE | Harry Stern Airport (WAH) | Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States | |
| 12 | 124.61 miles (200.53 km) SSE | Fergus Falls Municipal Airport (FFM) | Fergus Falls, Minnesota, United States | |
| 13 | 129.47 miles (208.36 km) ENE | Baudette International Airport (BDE) | Baudette, Minnesota, United States | |
| 14 | 135.51 miles (218.08 km) N | Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG) | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 15 | 143.90 miles (231.59 km) NNW | Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport (YPG) | Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,514.00 miles (16,920.60 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,490.01 miles (16,881.99 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,482.83 miles (16,870.43 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,464.03 miles (16,840.19 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,437.32 miles (16,797.20 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,407.24 miles (16,748.79 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,396.68 miles (16,731.79 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,390.85 miles (16,722.41 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,385.65 miles (16,714.05 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,346.75 miles (16,651.44 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,286.61 miles (16,554.65 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,251.85 miles (16,498.71 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,248.69 miles (16,493.62 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,236.73 miles (16,474.37 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,205.75 miles (16,424.51 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 59.25 miles (95.35 km) ESE | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 2 | 83.97 miles (135.14 km) NE | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| 3 | 99.79 miles (160.59 km) WSW | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 4 | 103.61 miles (166.75 km) S | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 5 | 116.40 miles (187.33 km) NW | Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) | Pehuajó, Argentina | |
| 6 | 134.05 miles (215.73 km) SE | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 7 | 158.19 miles (254.58 km) SE | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 8 | 162.01 miles (260.72 km) ESE | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 165.61 miles (266.52 km) SW | Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 10 | 166.84 miles (268.51 km) NNW | Junín Airport (JNI) | Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 11 | 171.08 miles (275.33 km) NE | Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) | Ezeiza (near Buenos Aires), Argentina | |
| 12 | 177.35 miles (285.41 km) E | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 13 | 185.55 miles (298.61 km) NE | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 14 | 190.09 miles (305.92 km) NNE | Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 15 | 191.54 miles (308.26 km) NNE | San Fernando Airport (FDO) | San Fernando, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,396.33 miles (19,949.92 km) ENE | Weifang Airport (WEF) | Weifang, Shandong, China | |
| 2 | 12,382.63 miles (19,927.87 km) NW | Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) | Qingdao, Shandong, China | |
| 3 | 12,342.45 miles (19,863.20 km) WNW | Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT) | Yantai, Shandong, China | |
| 4 | 12,300.37 miles (19,795.48 km) W | Weihai Dashuibo Airport (WEH) | Weihai, Shandong, China | |
| 5 | 12,294.89 miles (19,786.66 km) E | Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) | Jinan, Shandong, China | |
| 6 | 12,288.09 miles (19,775.72 km) NNE | Linyi Shubuling Airport (LYI) | Linyi, Shandong, China | |
| 7 | 12,268.69 miles (19,744.49 km) NNE | Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG) | Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China | |
| 8 | 12,264.43 miles (19,737.64 km) NNW | Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) | Dalian, Liaoning, China | |
| 9 | 12,233.25 miles (19,687.46 km) NE | Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN) | Tianjin, China | |
| 10 | 12,224.11 miles (19,672.74 km) N | Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport (SHP) | Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China | |
| 11 | 12,218.76 miles (19,664.15 km) N | Huai'an Lianshui Airport (HIA) | Huai'an, Jiangsu, China | |
| 12 | 12,218.19 miles (19,663.22 km) NNE | Tangshan Sannühe Airport (TVS) | Tangshan, Hebei, China | |
| 13 | 12,215.47 miles (19,658.85 km) ENE | Jining Qufu Airport (JNG) | Jining, Shandong, China | |
| 14 | 12,209.76 miles (19,649.66 km) NW | Changhai Airport (CNI) | Changhai, China | |
| 15 | 12,204.49 miles (19,641.17 km) NNE | Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ) | Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China | |