Nonstop flight route between Mount Magnet, Western Australia, Australia and Great Falls, Montana, United States:
Departure Airport:
(28°6'57"S by 117°50'30"E)
Arrival Airport:
(47°30'16"N by 111°11'13"W)
Distance from MMG to GFA:
9,505.37 miles (15,297.38 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mount Magnet Airport (MMG), Mount Magnet, Western Australia, Australia and Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,505 miles (or 15,297 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 Mount Magnet Airport and Malmstrom Air Force Base, 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 Mount Magnet Airport and Malmstrom Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MMG / YMOG |
| Airport Name: | Mount Magnet Airport |
| Location: | Mount Magnet, Western Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°6'57"S by 117°50'30"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Shire of Mount Magnet |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1354 feet (413 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from MMG |
| More Information: | MMG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GFA / KGFA |
| Airport Names: |
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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 Mount Magnet Airport (MMG):
- The closest airport to Mount Magnet Airport (MMG) is Cue Airport (CUY), which is located 46 miles (75 kilometers) N of MMG.
- The furthest airport from Mount Magnet Airport (MMG) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Mount Magnet Airport (meaning Mount Magnet Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,107 miles (19,484 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
Facts about Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA):
- Following World War II, Great Falls Army Air Base played an important role in US defense during the Cold War era.
- In addition to being known as "Malmstrom Air Force Base", another name for GFA is "Malmstrom AFB".
- 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.
- Great Falls became the temporary home of the 582nd Air Resupply and Communications Wing on 1 May 1953 which was transferred from Mountain Home AFB, Idaho.
- On 18 December 1953, Great Falls AFB was transferred from Military Air Transport Service to Strategic Air Command, although MATS units remained at the base for several years.
- 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.
- 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.
- By 1954, several aircraft control and warning squadrons had been formed at the base.
- Malmstrom Air Force Base traces its beginnings back to 1939 when World War II broke out in Europe.
- This included one of the greatest technology transfers in the history of the world.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 46.49 miles (74.82 km) N | Cue Airport (CUY) | Cue, Western Australia, Australia |     |
| 2 | 112.61 miles (181.24 km) NNE | Meekatharra Airport (MKR) | Meekatharra, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 133.39 miles (214.68 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 143.52 miles (230.98 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 162.04 miles (260.78 km) SE | Windarling Airport (WRN) | Windarling, Australia | |
| 6 | 175.58 miles (282.58 km) ENE | Mount Keith Airport (WME) | Mount Keith, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 175.62 miles (282.63 km) E | Leinster Airport (LER) | Leinster, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 196.09 miles (315.58 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 217.40 miles (349.87 km) ESE | Leonora Airport (LNO) | Leonora, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 220.65 miles (355.09 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 225.99 miles (363.70 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 249.39 miles (401.35 km) E | Murrin Murrin Airport (WUI) | Murrin Murrin Joint Venture, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 280.68 miles (451.72 km) E | Laverton Airport (LVO) | Laverton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 285.54 miles (459.52 km) SE | Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI) | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 287.02 miles (461.92 km) SSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,107.01 miles (19,484.30 km) NNE | L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA) | Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda | |
| 2 | 11,753.33 miles (18,915.11 km) NNE | Virgin Gorda Airport (VIJ) | Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands | |
| 3 | 11,751.76 miles (18,912.58 km) NNE | Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) | Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands | |
| 4 | 11,749.63 miles (18,909.15 km) N | Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA) | The Valley, Anguilla | |
| 5 | 11,742.49 miles (18,897.66 km) N | L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE) | Saint Martin, Guadeloupe | |
| 6 | 11,738.60 miles (18,891.41 km) NNE | Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 7 | 11,738.05 miles (18,890.52 km) N | Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
| 8 | 11,737.99 miles (18,890.41 km) NNE | Cyril E. King Airport (STT) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 9 | 11,730.75 miles (18,878.77 km) NNE | Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) | Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico | |
| 10 | 11,729.90 miles (18,877.40 km) N | Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) | Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Barthélemy | |
| 11 | 11,725.23 miles (18,869.88 km) NNE | Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 12 | 11,724.25 miles (18,868.31 km) NNE | Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 13 | 11,723.67 miles (18,867.38 km) NNE | Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ) | Fajardo, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 14 | 11,720.36 miles (18,862.04 km) NNE | Dorado Airport (DDP) | Dorado, Puerto Rico | |
| 15 | 11,715.45 miles (18,854.14 km) NNE | Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS) | Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.69 miles (13.99 km) W | Great Falls International Airport (GTF) | Great Falls, Montana, United States | |
| 2 | 72.47 miles (116.63 km) SSW | Helena Regional Airport (HLN) | Helena, Montana, United States | |
| 3 | 78.24 miles (125.91 km) NNW | Shelby Airport (SBX) | Shelby, Montana, United States | |
| 4 | 86.58 miles (139.33 km) ESE | Lewistown Municipal Airport (LWT) | Lewistown, Montana, United States | |
| 5 | 93.96 miles (151.21 km) NW | Cut Bank Municipal AirportCut Bank Army Air Field (CTB) | Cut Bank, Montana, United States | |
| 6 | 97.38 miles (156.72 km) NE | Havre City-County Airport (HVR) | Havre, Montana, United States | |
| 7 | 119.35 miles (192.08 km) S | Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) | Bozeman, Montana, United States | |
| 8 | 123.77 miles (199.19 km) SSW | Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) | Butte, Montana, United States | |
| 9 | 129.57 miles (208.53 km) SSE | Mission Field (LVM) | Livingston, Montana, United States | |
| 10 | 142.19 miles (228.84 km) WSW | Missoula International Airport (MSO) | Missoula, Montana, United States | |
| 11 | 143.48 miles (230.90 km) ESE | Roundup Airport (RPX) | Roundup, Montana, United States | |
| 12 | 152.64 miles (245.65 km) WNW | Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) | Kalispell, Montana, United States | |
| 13 | 164.32 miles (264.45 km) NNW | Lethbridge Airport (YQL) | Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada | |
| 14 | 168.49 miles (271.16 km) SSW | Dillon Airport (DLN) | Dillon, Montana, United States | |
| 15 | 171.66 miles (276.26 km) SE | Billings Logan International Airport (BIL) | Billings, Montana, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,495.34 miles (16,890.57 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,479.89 miles (16,865.71 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 10,478.36 miles (16,863.24 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 4 | 10,465.08 miles (16,841.87 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 10,453.61 miles (16,823.41 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 6 | 10,383.05 miles (16,709.86 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,291.74 miles (16,562.90 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,268.76 miles (16,525.92 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,182.63 miles (16,387.32 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,177.46 miles (16,379.00 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,165.43 miles (16,359.64 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,128.20 miles (16,299.71 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,117.69 miles (16,282.80 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,110.27 miles (16,270.87 km) ESE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 15 | 10,103.25 miles (16,259.57 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |