Nonstop flight route between Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina and Great Falls, Montana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO), Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina and Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,709 miles (or 10,797 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 Tres Arroyos 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 Tres Arroyos 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: | OYO / SAZH |
| Airport Name: | Tres Arroyos Airport |
| Location: | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°23'12"S by 60°19'46"W |
| Area Served: | Tres Arroyos |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 400 feet (122 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OYO |
| More Information: | OYO 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 Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO):
- Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) is Necochea Airport (NEC), which is located 82 miles (132 kilometers) E of OYO.
- Because of Tres Arroyos Airport's relatively low elevation of 400 feet, planes can take off or land at Tres Arroyos 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 Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) is Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC), which is nearly antipodal to Tres Arroyos Airport (meaning Tres Arroyos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport), and is located 12,328 miles (19,841 kilometers) away in Dalian, Liaoning, China.
Facts about Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA):
- 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.
- After World War II ended Great Falls AAB assumed a support mission for military personnel assigned to Alaskan military installations.
- Great Falls played a major aerial defense role in North American air defense mission.
- In addition to being known as "Malmstrom Air Force Base", another name for GFA is "Malmstrom AFB".
- Malmstrom Air Force Base traces its beginnings back to 1939 when World War II broke out in Europe.
- On 1 July 1968, the F-101B equipped 29th FIS was inactivated and replaced by the F-106 Delta Dart equipped 71st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, which was reassigned from Richards Gebaur AFB when its ADC mission was eliminated.
- 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.
- Z-147 was completely replaced by a new ARSR-4 JSS site on Bootlegger Ridge, about 14 miles northeast of Great Falls AFB.
