Nonstop flight route between Inverin, Ireland and Great Falls, Montana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Connemara Airport (NNR), Inverin, Ireland and Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,107 miles (or 6,609 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 Connemara 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 Connemara Airport and Malmstrom Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Connemara Airport (NNR):

• In addition to being known as "Connemara Airport", other names for NNR include "Aerfort Chonamara", "Minna Airport" and "Aerfort na Minne".
• Because of Connemara Airport's relatively low elevation of 70 feet, planes can take off or land at Connemara 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 Connemara Airport (NNR) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,986 miles (19,290 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• Connemara Airport (NNR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Connemara Airport (NNR) is Inishmaan Aerodrome (IIA), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) SSW of NNR.

Facts about Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA):

• At Great Falls, P-39 Airacobras, C-47 Skytrains, B-25 Mitchells, and A-20 Havocs aircraft.
• 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.
• Great Falls played a major aerial defense role in North American air defense mission.
• 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 North American Aerospace Defense Command was created in 1957.
• Malmstrom Air Force Base traces its beginnings back to 1939 when World War II broke out in Europe.
• In 1957, under the control of the 801st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, the Malmstrom AFB radar station became operational with AN/FPS-20 search and AN/FPS-6 height-finder radars.
• In addition to being known as "Malmstrom Air Force Base", another name for GFA is "Malmstrom AFB".