Nonstop flight route between Ivalo, Finland and Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ivalo Airport (IVL), Ivalo, Finland and Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR), Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,903 miles (or 6,281 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 Ivalo Airport and Grand Forks Air Force Base, 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 Ivalo Airport and Grand Forks Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ivalo Airport (IVL):

• In addition to being known as "Ivalo Airport", another name for IVL is "Ivalon lentoasema".
• Ivalo Airport handled 111,940 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Ivalo Airport (IVL) is Kittilä Airport (KTT), which is located 91 miles (147 kilometers) SW of IVL.
• Ivalo Airport (IVL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Ivalo Airport (IVL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,522 miles (16,933 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Ivalo Airport's relatively low elevation of 482 feet, planes can take off or land at Ivalo 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.

Facts about Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR):

• In addition to being known as "Grand Forks Air Force Base", another name for RDR is "Grand Forks AFB".
• On 3 November 1967, the Department of Defense revealed that GFAFB was one of 10 initial locations to host a Sentinel Anti-Ballistic Missile site.
• On 1 November 1964, 321st Strategic Missile Wing was organized as the Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile wing at GFAFB, the first in SAC.
• The closest airport to Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR) is Grand Forks International Airport (GFK), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) E of RDR.
• On 18 February 1957, the 478th Fighter Group was activated at Grand Forks.
• The furthest airport from Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,504 miles (16,904 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.