Nonstop flight route between Wolf Point, Montana, United States and Minot, North Dakota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between L. M. Clayton Airport (OLF), Wolf Point, Montana, United States and Minot Air Force Base (MIB), Minot, North Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 195 miles (or 314 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 L. M. Clayton Airport and Minot Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OLF / KOLF |
Airport Name: | L. M. Clayton Airport |
Location: | Wolf Point, Montana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°5'39"N by 105°34'30"W |
Area Served: | Wolf Point, Montana |
Operator/Owner: | City of Wolf Point & Roosevelt County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1989 feet (606 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OLF |
More Information: | OLF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MIB / KMIB |
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Location: | Minot, North Dakota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°24'56"N by 101°21'29"W |
View all routes: | Routes from MIB |
More Information: | MIB Maps & Info |
Facts about L. M. Clayton Airport (OLF):
- As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 321 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 900 in 2009, and 494 in 2010.
- The furthest airport from L. M. Clayton Airport (OLF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,384 miles (16,711 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to L. M. Clayton Airport (OLF) is Glasgow International Airport (GGW), which is located 49 miles (78 kilometers) W of OLF.
- L. M. Clayton Airport (OLF) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Minot Air Force Base (MIB):
- 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.
- 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 1993 control of the ICBM force was transferred by ACC to Air Force Space Command.
- Originally opened in 1957 as an Air Defense Command base, Minot AFB became a major Strategic Air Command base in the early 1960s, with both nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missiles and manned bombers and aerial refueling aircraft.
- 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 initial USAF host unit was the Air Defense Command 32d Air Base Group, activating on 8 February 1957.
- On 1 February 1963, SAC, as part of a conversion to unit designations with historical significance, activated the 450th Bombardment Wing at Minot and the 720th Bombardment Squadron, along with the formation of the 450th Airborne Missile Maintenance Squadron, 450th Armament & Electronics Maintenance Squadron, 450th Field Maintenance Squadron, and the 450th Organizational Maintenance Squadron simultaneously.