Nonstop flight route between Minot, North Dakota, United States and Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Minot Air Force Base (MIB), Minot, North Dakota, United States and José Coleto Airport (JPR), Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,753 miles (or 7,649 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 José Coleto 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 José Coleto Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Minot Air Force Base (MIB):

• Following the Iran hostage crisis of 1979-81, SAC tasked the former 57th Air Division to organize the Strategic Projection Force.
• Renamed Aerospace Defense Command in 1968, ADC F-106 operations continued at Minot until ADC was deactivated in 1979 and became a part of Tactical Air Command as a subentity referred to as Tactical Air Command – Air Defense.
• 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 4th Post Attack Command & Control Squadron at Ellsworth AFB, SD maintained several EC-135 "Looking Glass" Aircraft on an alert at MAFB for coverage of the missile squadrons as a secondary Launch Control Center.
• 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 scope of operations grew as the Air Force transferred the 525th Bombardment Squadron from the 19th Bombardment Wing at Homestead AFB, Florida, on 8 March 1961, followed by the first B-52H Stratofortress on 10 July 1961, nicknamed "Peace Persuader".

Facts about José Coleto Airport (JPR):

• José Coleto Airport (JPR) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of José Coleto Airport's relatively low elevation of 597 feet, planes can take off or land at José Coleto 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.
• The closest airport to José Coleto Airport (JPR) is Aripuanã Airport (AIR), which is located 172 miles (277 kilometers) ENE of JPR.
• In addition to being known as "José Coleto Airport", other names for JPR include "Aeroporto José Coleto" and "SBJI".
• The furthest airport from José Coleto Airport (JPR) is Puerto Princesa International Airport (PPS), which is nearly antipodal to José Coleto Airport (meaning José Coleto Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Puerto Princesa International Airport), and is located 12,349 miles (19,873 kilometers) away in Puerto Princesa City, Philippines.