Nonstop flight route between Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States and Clorinda, Formosa, Argentina:
Departure Airport:
(47°57'39"N by 97°24'3"W)
Arrival Airport:
(25°18'17"S by 57°44'5"W)
Distance from RDR to CLX:
5,628.11 miles (9,057.54 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 Clorinda Airport (CLX), Clorinda, Formosa, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,628 miles (or 9,058 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 Clorinda 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 Clorinda Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | CLX / SATC |
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| Location: | Clorinda, Formosa, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°18'17"S by 57°44'5"W |
| Area Served: | Clorinda |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 196 feet (60 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CLX |
| More Information: | CLX Maps & Info |
Facts about Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR):
- In May 2005, DoD's 2005 BRAC recommended GFAFB for realignment.
- 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.
- The DC-11 SAGE blockhouse was later the headquarters of the SAC 321st Strategic Missile Wing.
- In 1973, the 319th Bomb Wing acquired the AGM-69 Short Range Attack Missile, replacing the older AGM-28 Hound Dog air-to-ground missile aboard its B-52H aircraft.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Grand Forks Air Force Base", another name for RDR is "Grand Forks AFB".
- SAGE operations were extremely expansive and GFADS was inactivated on 1 December 1963, when it was merged with the Minot Air Defense Sector at Minot AFB to the west.
Facts about Clorinda Airport (CLX):
- Because of Clorinda Airport's relatively low elevation of 196 feet, planes can take off or land at Clorinda 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 Clorinda Airport (CLX) is Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of CLX.
- The furthest airport from Clorinda Airport (CLX) is Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA), which is nearly antipodal to Clorinda Airport (meaning Clorinda Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport)), and is located 12,389 miles (19,939 kilometers) away in Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China.
- In addition to being known as "Clorinda Airport", other names for CLX include "Clorinda Airport (Clorinda)" and "Aeropuerto Clorinda".
- Clorinda Airport (CLX) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | 14.20 miles (22.86 km) ENE | Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU) | Asunción, Paraguay | |
| 2 | 69.84 miles (112.40 km) SSW | Formosa International Airport (FMA) | Formosa, Argentina | |
| 3 | 114.78 miles (184.73 km) SSW | Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport (PIL) | Pilar, Paraguay | |
| 4 | 161.15 miles (259.34 km) SSW | Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (CNQ) | Corrientes, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 5 | 169.27 miles (272.41 km) SSW | Resistencia International Airport (RES) | Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina | |
| 6 | 180.57 miles (290.60 km) SE | Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (JSM) | José de San Martín, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 7 | 180.57 miles (290.60 km) SE | Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (PSS) | Posadas, Argentina | |
| 8 | 180.80 miles (290.96 km) E | Guaraní International Airport (AGT) | Ciudad del Este, Paraguay | |
| 9 | 203.77 miles (327.93 km) E | Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport (IGU) | Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 10 | 205.54 miles (330.78 km) E | Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (IGR) | Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina | |
| 11 | 207.17 miles (333.41 km) ESE | Eldorado Airport (ELO) | Eldorado, Misiones, Argentina | |
| 12 | 219.83 miles (353.78 km) NNE | Dr. Augusto Roberto Fuster International Airport (PJC) | Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay | |
| 13 | 229.57 miles (369.46 km) NE | Ponta Porã International Airport (PMG) | Ponta Porã, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | |
| 14 | 238.18 miles (383.32 km) ENE | Guaíra Municipal Airport (QGA) | Guaíra, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 15 | 265.54 miles (427.35 km) E | Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport (CAC) | Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,389.32 miles (19,938.62 km) ENE | Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA) | Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 2 | 12,369.81 miles (19,907.23 km) ENE | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) | Taoyuan County (near Taipei), Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 3 | 12,363.64 miles (19,897.30 km) NW | Yonaguni Airport (OGN) | Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 4 | 12,339.36 miles (19,858.22 km) NNE | Hualien Airport (HUN) | Hualien, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 5 | 12,311.08 miles (19,812.71 km) NE | Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (TXG) | Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 6 | 12,311.08 miles (19,812.71 km) NE | Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (RMQ) | Taichung, Taiwan, Taiwan | |
| 7 | 12,307.38 miles (19,806.77 km) NW | Hateruma Airport (HTR) | Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 8 | 12,299.24 miles (19,793.66 km) WNW | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 9 | 12,281.54 miles (19,765.18 km) ENE | Nangan Airport (LZN) | Nangan, Matsu Islands, Taiwan | |
| 10 | 12,268.96 miles (19,744.93 km) ENE | Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC) | Fuzhou, Fujian, China | |
| 11 | 12,263.14 miles (19,735.56 km) NE | Chiayi Airport (Shueishang Airport) (CYI) | Chiayi, Taiwan | |
| 12 | 12,253.58 miles (19,720.18 km) W | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |
| 13 | 12,248.14 miles (19,711.43 km) NNE | Lyudao Airport (Green Island Airport) (GNI) | Lyudao (Green Island), Taiwan | |
| 14 | 12,245.93 miles (19,707.86 km) NNE | Taitung Airport (TTT) | Taitung, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 15 | 12,243.74 miles (19,704.35 km) W | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |