Nonstop flight route between Minot, North Dakota, United States and Kingfisher Lake, Ontario, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Minot Air Force Base (MIB), Minot, North Dakota, United States and Kingfisher Lake Airport (KIF), Kingfisher Lake, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 594 miles (or 956 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 Minot Air Force Base and Kingfisher Lake Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Minot Air Force Base (MIB):

• Command of Minot AFB passed from Air Defense Command to SAC in July 1962 as the base's primary mission changed from air defense to strategic deterrence.
• The initial USAF host unit was the Air Defense Command 32d Air Base Group, activating on 8 February 1957.
• 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 addition to being known as "Minot Air Force Base", another name for MIB is "Minot AFB".
• 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.
• 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.
• On 30 August 2007, a B-52 took off from Minot AFB carrying six cruise missiles with W-80 nuclear warheads to Barksdale AFB in northwest Louisiana.
• The 5th Bomb Wing is an element of the Global Strike Command and is the host unit at Minot AFB.

Facts about Kingfisher Lake Airport (KIF):

• Because of Kingfisher Lake Airport's relatively low elevation of 866 feet, planes can take off or land at Kingfisher Lake 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 furthest airport from Kingfisher Lake Airport (KIF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,637 miles (17,119 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Kingfisher Lake Airport", another name for KIF is "CNM5".
• Kingfisher Lake Airport (KIF) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Kingfisher Lake Airport (KIF) is Big Trout Lake Airport (YTL), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) N of KIF.