Nonstop flight route between Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States and Dibrugarh, India:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR), Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States and Dibrugarh Airport (DIB), Dibrugarh, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,167 miles (or 11,535 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 Dibrugarh 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 Dibrugarh 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 October 1977, the PAR came under operational control of the USAF, which operated it thereafter as part of its early warning system.
• In addition to being known as "Grand Forks Air Force Base", another name for RDR is "Grand Forks AFB".
• 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.
• During 1965, the wing’s three missile squadrons were activated and crew training and certification began at Vandenberg AFB in southern California.
• Opened 57 years ago in early 1957, the base's current host unit is the 319th Air Base Wing assigned to the Expeditionary Center of the Air Mobility Command.
• 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.
• Grand Forks Air Force Base was established on 1 December 1955, with construction beginning in the fall of that year.
• The DC-11 SAGE blockhouse was later the headquarters of the SAC 321st Strategic Missile Wing.

Facts about Dibrugarh Airport (DIB):

• The furthest airport from Dibrugarh Airport (DIB) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,586 miles (18,645 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
• The closest airport to Dibrugarh Airport (DIB) is Dibrugarh Airport (MOH), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of DIB.
• In addition to being known as "Dibrugarh Airport", other names for DIB include "Mohanbari Airport", "ডিব্ৰুগড় বিমানবন্দৰ" and "डिब्रूगढ़ एअरपोर्ट".
• Dibrugarh Airport (DIB) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Dibrugarh Airport's relatively low elevation of 362 feet, planes can take off or land at Dibrugarh 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.