Nonstop flight route between Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States and Kayseri Province, Turkey:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR), Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States and Kayseri Erkilet Airport (ASR), Kayseri Province, Turkey would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,783 miles (or 9,307 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 Grand Forks Air Force Base and Kayseri Erkilet Airport, 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 Grand Forks Air Force Base and Kayseri Erkilet Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR):

• In addition to being known as "Grand Forks Air Force Base", another name for RDR is "Grand Forks AFB".
• 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 319th transitioned from B-52H to re-engined B-52G aircraft in 1983, and added the AGM-86 Air Launched Cruise Missile in 1984.
• Grand Forks Air Force Base was established on 1 December 1955, with construction beginning in the fall of that year.
• In October 1977, the PAR came under operational control of the USAF, which operated it thereafter as part of its early warning system.
• 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.
• 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.
• Survey teams selected sites in flat wheatlands close to the Canada-Minnesota border, north-northwest of Grand Forks.

Facts about Kayseri Erkilet Airport (ASR):

• The furthest airport from Kayseri Erkilet Airport (ASR) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,237 miles (18,085 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Kayseri Erkilet Airport (ASR) is Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) W of ASR.
• Public buses run from the airport to the city center and vice versa.
• The prior capacity of the airport was 600,000 passengers per year.
• In addition to being known as "Kayseri Erkilet Airport", another name for ASR is "Kayseri Erkilet Havalimanı".
• Erkilet International Airport or Kayseri Erkilet Airport is a military airbase and public airport located 5 km north of Kayseri in the Kayseri Province of Turkey.
• Kayseri Erkilet Airport (ASR) currently has only 1 runway.