Nonstop flight route between Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States and León, Guanajuato, Mexico:
Departure Airport:
(47°57'39"N by 97°24'3"W)
Arrival Airport:
(20°59'35"N by 101°28'50"W)
Distance from RDR to BJX:
1,877.08 miles (3,020.85 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR), Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States and Guanajuato International Airport (BJX), León, Guanajuato, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,877 miles (or 3,021 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 Grand Forks Air Force Base and Guanajuato International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RDR / KRDR |
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| Location: | Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°57'39"N by 97°24'3"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from RDR |
| More Information: | RDR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BJX / MMLO |
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| Location: | León, Guanajuato, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°59'35"N by 101°28'50"W |
| Area Served: | The State of Guanajuato including León's metropolitan area |
| Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5956 feet (1,815 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BJX |
| More Information: | BJX Maps & Info |
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".
- In addition to the interceptor squadrons, a Semi Automatic Ground Environment Data Center was established at Grand Forks in 1958.
- 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.
- On 26 May 1972, President Nixon and Soviet general secretary Leonid Brezhnev signed the ABM Treaty, which limited each nation to one site to protect strategic forces and one site to protect the "National Command Authority." With work about 85 percent complete at Grand Forks, the United States chose to finish construction at the North Dakota site.
- On 18 February 1957, the 478th Fighter Group was activated at Grand Forks.
- 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.
- On 1 November 1964, 321st Strategic Missile Wing was organized as the Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile wing at GFAFB, the first in SAC.
Facts about Guanajuato International Airport (BJX):
- The furthest airport from Guanajuato International Airport (BJX) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,452 miles (18,430 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Guanajuato International Airport (BJX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Guanajuato International Airport's high elevation of 5,956 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BJX. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BJX a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Guanajuato International Airport (BJX) is Francisco Primo de Verdad National Airport (LOM), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) WNW of BJX.
- In addition to being known as "Guanajuato International Airport", another name for BJX is "Aeropuerto Internacional Del Bajío".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.44 miles (16.81 km) E | Grand Forks International Airport (GFK) | Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States |     |
| 2 | 37.05 miles (59.62 km) ESE | Crookston Municipal Airport (CKN) | Crookston, Minnesota, United States | |
| 3 | 56.67 miles (91.20 km) E | Thief River Falls Regional Airport (TVF) | Thief River Falls, Minnesota, United States | |
| 4 | 68.20 miles (109.76 km) N | Pembina Municipal Airport (PMB) | Pembina, North Dakota, United States | |
| 5 | 70.43 miles (113.35 km) W | Devils Lake Regional Airport (DVL) | Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States | |
| 6 | 76.92 miles (123.79 km) SSE | Hector International Airport (FAR) | Fargo, North Dakota, United States | |
| 7 | 92.95 miles (149.59 km) SW | Jamestown Regional Airport (JMS) | Jamestown, North Dakota, United States | |
| 8 | 105.78 miles (170.23 km) SE | Detroit Lakes Airport (DTL) | Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, United States | |
| 9 | 115.91 miles (186.54 km) NE | Warroad International Memorial Airport (RRT) | Warroad, Minnesota, United States | |
| 10 | 118.75 miles (191.11 km) ESE | Bemidji Regional Airport (BJI) | Bemidji, Minnesota, United States | |
| 11 | 124.36 miles (200.14 km) SSE | Harry Stern Airport (WAH) | Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States | |
| 12 | 129.78 miles (208.86 km) SSE | Fergus Falls Municipal Airport (FFM) | Fergus Falls, Minnesota, United States | |
| 13 | 134.85 miles (217.03 km) N | Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG) | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 14 | 138.60 miles (223.05 km) ENE | Baudette International Airport (BDE) | Baudette, Minnesota, United States | |
| 15 | 139.90 miles (225.15 km) NNW | Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport (YPG) | Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,503.85 miles (16,904.27 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,479.86 miles (16,865.66 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,472.61 miles (16,853.99 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,453.90 miles (16,823.87 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,427.01 miles (16,780.60 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,397.22 miles (16,732.65 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,386.62 miles (16,715.61 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,380.61 miles (16,705.93 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,375.61 miles (16,697.88 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,336.89 miles (16,635.57 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,276.91 miles (16,539.04 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,242.01 miles (16,482.88 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,239.13 miles (16,478.24 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,226.99 miles (16,458.70 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,211.16 miles (16,433.23 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.03 miles (56.37 km) WNW | Francisco Primo de Verdad National Airport (LOM) | Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 2 | 49.30 miles (79.34 km) SE | Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport (CYW) | Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico | |
| 3 | 72.95 miles (117.41 km) NW | Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU) | Aguascalientes, Mexico | |
| 4 | 84.32 miles (135.70 km) SSE | General Francisco Mujica International Airport (MLM) | Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico | |
| 5 | 87.33 miles (140.54 km) ESE | Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO) | Querétaro, Mexico | |
| 6 | 94.02 miles (151.31 km) NNE | Ponciano Arriaga International Airport (SLP) | San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México | |
| 7 | 116.11 miles (186.86 km) SSW | Lic. y Gen. Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport (UPN) | Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico | |
| 8 | 122.66 miles (197.40 km) WSW | Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport (GDL) | Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 9 | 152.56 miles (245.53 km) NNW | General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport (ZCL) | Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico | |
| 10 | 168.89 miles (271.80 km) SE | Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC) | Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico | |
| 11 | 180.43 miles (290.38 km) SW | Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport (CLQ) | Colima, Colima, Mexico | |
| 12 | 181.11 miles (291.47 km) ESE | Santa Lucía Air Force Base (NLU) | Zumpango, State of Mexico, Mexico | |
| 13 | 181.11 miles (291.47 km) ESE | Cupul National Airport (TZM) | Tizimín, Yucatan, Mexico | |
| 14 | 186.66 miles (300.40 km) ENE | Tamuín National Airport (TSL) | Tamuín, San Luis Potosí, Mexico | |
| 15 | 189.65 miles (305.22 km) SE | Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX) | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,451.66 miles (18,429.61 km) E | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,090.58 miles (17,848.52 km) E | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,081.96 miles (17,834.64 km) WSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,967.02 miles (17,649.67 km) SSE | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |
| 5 | 10,953.72 miles (17,628.26 km) E | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 6 | 10,949.90 miles (17,622.12 km) E | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 7 | 10,906.42 miles (17,552.14 km) SSE | Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) | Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 8 | 10,822.07 miles (17,416.39 km) SSE | Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) | Kadhdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 9 | 10,793.87 miles (17,371.00 km) SSE | Thimarafushi Airport (TMF) | Thimarafushi, Thaa Atoll, Maldives | |
| 10 | 10,703.24 miles (17,225.14 km) SSE | Villa International Airport (VAM) | Maamigili, Maldives | |
| 11 | 10,664.13 miles (17,162.22 km) SSE | Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) | Hulhulé Island, Maldives | |
| 12 | 10,568.16 miles (17,007.77 km) S | Koggala Airport (KCT) | Galle, Sri Lanka | |
| 13 | 10,545.47 miles (16,971.25 km) E | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,545.19 miles (16,970.80 km) S | Weerawila Airport (WRZ) | Weerawila, Sri Lanka | |
| 15 | 10,545.00 miles (16,970.49 km) ESE | Frégate Island Airport (FRK) | Frégate Island, Seychelles | |