Nonstop flight route between Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico and Great Falls, Montana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Francisco Primo de Verdad National Airport (LOM), Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico and Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,885 miles (or 3,034 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 Francisco Primo de Verdad National Airport and Malmstrom Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LOM / |
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| Location: | Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°15'33"N by 101°56'36"W |
| Area Served: | Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LOM |
| More Information: | LOM Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Francisco Primo de Verdad National Airport (LOM):
- The closest airport to Francisco Primo de Verdad National Airport (LOM) is Guanajuato International Airport (BJX), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) ESE of LOM.
- In addition to being known as "Francisco Primo de Verdad National Airport", another name for LOM is "Aeropuerto Nacional de Lagos de Moreno Francisco Primo de Verdad".
- The furthest airport from Francisco Primo de Verdad National Airport (LOM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,481 miles (18,476 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Francisco Primo de Verdad National Airport (LOM) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA):
- With the phaseout of the B-36 from the inventory in the late 1950s, the need for fighter escorts of SAC bombers was eliminated.
- In addition to being known as "Malmstrom Air Force Base", another name for GFA is "Malmstrom AFB".
- 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.
- Tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union increased dramatically when the Soviet Union closed all land travel between the western occupation sectors of Germany and the American, French and British sectors of Berlin.
- MATS reopened the C-54 Flight Training School as the 1272 Medium Transition Training Unit in May 1950, one month before the Korean War began.
- This included one of the greatest technology transfers in the history of the world.
- 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.
- Great Falls played a major aerial defense role in North American air defense mission.
- 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.
- After World War II ended Great Falls AAB assumed a support mission for military personnel assigned to Alaskan military installations.
