Nonstop flight route between Pilar, Paraguay and Minot, North Dakota, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport (PIL), Pilar, Paraguay and Minot Air Force Base (MIB), Minot, North Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,844 miles (or 9,405 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 Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport and Minot 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 Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport and Minot 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 Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport (PIL):

• Because of Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport's relatively low elevation of 249 feet, planes can take off or land at Carlos Miguel Jiménez 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 closest airport to Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport (PIL) is Formosa International Airport (FMA), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) N of PIL.
• Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport (PIL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport (PIL) is Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (WNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport (meaning Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Wenzhou Longwan International Airport), and is located 12,349 miles (19,874 kilometers) away in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
• In addition to being known as "Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport", another name for PIL is "Aeropuerto Carlos Miguel Jiménez de Pilar".

Facts about Minot Air Force Base (MIB):

• Strategic Air Command initially had units assigned to Minot AFB in 1958 for air refueling support.
• Construction of Minot AFB began in May 1956 and it officially opened on 10 January 1957, named for the nearby city of Minot.
• 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.
• Command of Minot AFB passed from Air Defense Command to SAC in July 1962 as the base's primary mission changed from air defense to strategic deterrence.
• In July 1968, the 450th Bombardment Wing and 455th Strategic Missile Wing were inactivated, being from Travis AFB, California, when jurisdiction of Travis was assumed by the Military Airlift Command and the 91st Strategic Missile Wing from Glasgow AFB, Montana, when it closed.
• 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.
• In 1993 control of the ICBM force was transferred by ACC to Air Force Space Command.
• In addition to being known as "Minot Air Force Base", another name for MIB is "Minot AFB".