Nonstop flight route between Minot, North Dakota, United States and Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Minot Air Force Base (MIB), Minot, North Dakota, United States and Jolly Grant Airport. (DED), Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,006 miles (or 11,274 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 Minot Air Force Base and Jolly Grant 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 Minot Air Force Base and Jolly Grant Airport.. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MIB / KMIB |
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Location: | Minot, North Dakota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°24'56"N by 101°21'29"W |
View all routes: | Routes from MIB |
More Information: | MIB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DED / VIDN |
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Location: | Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°11'22"N by 78°10'49"E |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1831 feet (558 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DED |
More Information: | DED Maps & Info |
Facts about Minot Air Force Base (MIB):
- On 2 July 1969 the 862d Medical Group was renamed the USAF Hospital.
- The furthest airport from Minot Air Force Base (MIB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,320 miles (16,609 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Minot Air Force Base", another name for MIB is "Minot AFB".
- The 862d Combat Support Group was deactivated on 31 July 1972, with host unit duties being taken over by the 91st Combat Support Group.
- In 1961, the Air Force selected the land around Minot for a new Minuteman I ICBM complex.
- Construction of Minot AFB began in May 1956 and it officially opened on 10 January 1957, named for the nearby city of Minot.
- Late in 1973 a second Alert Parking Ramp was added across runway 29, to the south.
- The closest airport to Minot Air Force Base (MIB) is Minot International Airport (MOT), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSE of MIB.
- The 91st Maintenance Group is the maintenance backbone of the 91st Missile Wing, originally activated as the 91st Maintenance and Supply Group on 10 November 1948.
Facts about Jolly Grant Airport. (DED):
- Jolly Grant Airport. (DED) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is located about 22 km southeast of the city of Dehradun.
- The closest airport to Jolly Grant Airport. (DED) is Chandigarh Airport (IXC), which is located 89 miles (144 kilometers) WNW of DED.
- The furthest airport from Jolly Grant Airport. (DED) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,931 miles (19,201 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Jolly Grant Airport.", other names for DED include "Dehradun Airport.", "जॉली ग्रांट हवाई अड्डे" and "देहरादून हवाई अड्डे.".
- During the 2013 Uttarakhand floods, the airport was a major center of operations for rescuing pilgrims from Kedarnath and the surrounding pilgrimage sites.