Nonstop flight route between Minot, North Dakota, United States and Rajshahi, Bangladesh:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Minot Air Force Base (MIB), Minot, North Dakota, United States and Shah Makhdum Airport (RJH), Rajshahi, Bangladesh would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,365 miles (or 11,853 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 Shah Makhdum 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 Shah Makhdum 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):

• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Minot Air Force Base", another name for MIB is "Minot AFB".
• On 2 July 1969 the 862d Medical Group was renamed the USAF Hospital.
• Strategic Air Command initially had units assigned to Minot AFB in 1958 for air refueling support.
• In 1961, the Air Force selected the land around Minot for a new Minuteman I ICBM complex.
• The 5th Bomb Wing is an element of the Global Strike Command and is the host unit at Minot AFB.
• The 91st Operations Group is the operational backbone of the 91st Missile Wing, with its mission to defend the United States with safe and secure Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles – ready to immediately put bombs on target.
• On 1 June 1992, Air Combat Command was formed, following the inactivation of the Strategic Air Command.
• 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 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.

Facts about Shah Makhdum Airport (RJH):

• Because of Shah Makhdum Airport's relatively low elevation of 64 feet, planes can take off or land at Shah Makhdum 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 Shah Makhdum Airport (RJH) is Malda Airport (LDA), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) NNW of RJH.
• The furthest airport from Shah Makhdum Airport (RJH) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,300 miles (18,186 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Shah Makhdum Airport (RJH) currently has only 1 runway.