Nonstop flight route between Panguitch, Utah, United States and Great Falls, Montana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Panguitch Municipal Airport (PNU), Panguitch, Utah, United States and Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 670 miles (or 1,079 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 Panguitch Municipal Airport and Malmstrom Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PNU / |
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Location: | Panguitch, Utah, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°50'43"N by 112°23'30"W |
Area Served: | Panguitch, Utah |
Operator/Owner: | Panguitch City Corp. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6763 feet (2,061 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PNU |
More Information: | PNU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GFA / KGFA |
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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 Panguitch Municipal Airport (PNU):
- Because of Panguitch Municipal Airport's high elevation of 6,763 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PNU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PNU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Panguitch Municipal Airport (PNU) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,161 miles (17,962 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Panguitch Municipal Airport (PNU) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Panguitch Municipal Airport", another name for PNU is "U55".
- The closest airport to Panguitch Municipal Airport (PNU) is Bryce Canyon Airport (BCE), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) SE of PNU.
Facts about Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA):
- The North American Aerospace Defense Command was created in 1957.
- 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.
- Malmstrom AFB is one of three US Air Force Bases that maintains and operates the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile.
- Upon completion of the B-17 training program, in October 1943, Great Falls Army Air Base was transferred to the Air Transport Command and units from Gore Field were transferred to the base.
- In addition to being known as "Malmstrom Air Force Base", another name for GFA is "Malmstrom AFB".
- Great Falls became the temporary home of the 582nd Air Resupply and Communications Wing on 1 May 1953 which was transferred from Mountain Home AFB, Idaho.
- 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.