Nonstop flight route between Prokopyevsk, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia and Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Spichenkovo Airport (NOZ), Prokopyevsk, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia and Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR), Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,401 miles (or 8,691 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 Spichenkovo Airport and Grand Forks 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 Spichenkovo Airport and Grand Forks 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 Spichenkovo Airport (NOZ):

• There are a 2,680 x 45 m and a 2,000 x 49 m active runways in Novokuznetsk Spichenkovo Airport.
• Spichenkovo Airport (NOZ) has 2 runways.
• Spichenkovo Airport is one of two major airports in Kemerovo Oblast area, Russia, Southwestern Siberia located 17 km west of Novokuznetsk, Russia.
• The closest airport to Spichenkovo Airport (NOZ) is Kemerovo International Airport (KEJ), which is located 106 miles (170 kilometers) NNW of NOZ.
• In addition to being known as "Spichenkovo Airport", another name for NOZ is "Аэропорт Спиченково".
• The furthest airport from Spichenkovo Airport (NOZ) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is located 11,566 miles (18,614 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.

Facts about Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR):

• On 1 November 1964, 321st Strategic Missile Wing was organized as the Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile wing at GFAFB, the first in SAC.
• During the Cold War, GFAFB was a major installation of the Strategic Air Command, with B-52 bombers, KC-135 tankers, and Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missiles.
• The furthest airport from Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,504 miles (16,904 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• On 1 September 1958, the Strategic Air Command established the 4133d Strategic Wing at Grand Forks as part of its plan to disperse its B-52 heavy bombers over a larger number of bases, thus making it more difficult for the Soviet Union to knock out the entire fleet with a surprise first strike.
• The closest airport to Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR) is Grand Forks International Airport (GFK), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) E of RDR.
• Due to the continuance of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, GFAFB was originally an Air Defense Command fighter-interceptor air base.
• Grand Forks Air Force Base was established on 1 December 1955, with construction beginning in the fall of that year.
• In 1971, the 18th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron was inactivated and the 460th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron replaced the unit.
• In addition to being known as "Grand Forks Air Force Base", another name for RDR is "Grand Forks AFB".