Nonstop flight route between Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States and Kharkiv, Ukraine:
Departure Airport:
(47°57'39"N by 97°24'3"W)
Arrival Airport:
(49°55'28"N by 36°17'23"E)
Distance from RDR to HRK:
5,134.00 miles (8,262.36 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 Kharkiv International Airport (HRK), Kharkiv, Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,134 miles (or 8,262 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 Kharkiv International 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 Kharkiv International 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: | HRK / UKHH |
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| Location: | Kharkiv, Ukraine |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°55'28"N by 36°17'23"E |
| Area Served: | Kharkiv |
| Operator/Owner: | "New Systems AM" LLC |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 508 feet (155 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HRK |
| More Information: | HRK 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".
- 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 18 February 1957, the 478th Fighter Group was activated at Grand Forks.
- Grand Forks Air Force Base was established on 1 December 1955, with construction beginning in the fall of that year.
- 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.
- On 1 November 1964, 321st Strategic Missile Wing was organized as the Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile wing at GFAFB, the first in SAC.
- 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 3 September 1974, the SAFSCOM Site Activation Team was relieved by the U.S.
Facts about Kharkiv International Airport (HRK):
- The closest airport to Kharkiv International Airport (HRK) is Belgorod International Airport (EGO), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) NNE of HRK.
- Kharkiv International Airport (HRK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Since 2013 the airport operates a category II instrument landing system.
- In addition to being known as "Kharkiv International Airport", another name for HRK is "Міжнародний аеропорт "Харків"".
- The furthest airport from Kharkiv International Airport (HRK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,847 miles (17,457 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Kharkiv International Airport's relatively low elevation of 508 feet, planes can take off or land at Kharkiv International 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.
- Kharkiv International Airport, is an airport located in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
| 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 | 51.39 miles (82.70 km) NNE | Belgorod International Airport (EGO) | Belgorod, Russia | |
| 2 | 117.89 miles (189.72 km) W | Myrhorod Airport (MXR) | Mirgorod, Ukraine | |
| 3 | 120.91 miles (194.59 km) SSW | Dnipropetrovsk International Airport (DNK) | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine | |
| 4 | 126.23 miles (203.15 km) N | Vostochny Airport (URS) | Kursk, Russia | |
| 5 | 137.62 miles (221.48 km) WSW | Kremenchuk (Velyka Kokhnivka) Airport (KHU) | Kremenchuk, Ukraine | |
| 6 | 143.41 miles (230.79 km) SSE | Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport (DOK) | Donetsk, Ukraine | |
| 7 | 148.90 miles (239.63 km) SSW | Zaporizhzhya International Airport (OZH) | Zaporizhia, Ukraine | |
| 8 | 173.89 miles (279.85 km) SE | Luhansk International Airport (VSG) | Luhansk (Lugansk), Ukraine | |
| 9 | 182.98 miles (294.48 km) NE | Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye (VOZ) | Voronezh, Russia | |
| 10 | 190.88 miles (307.19 km) SW | Kryvyi Rih (Lozovatka) International Airport (KWG) | Kryvyi Rih (Krivoy Rog), Ukraine | |
| 11 | 204.17 miles (328.58 km) SSE | Mariupol International Airport (MPW) | Mariupol, Ukraine | |
| 12 | 208.36 miles (335.32 km) N | Yuzhny Airport (OEL) | Oryol, Russia | |
| 13 | 215.95 miles (347.54 km) S | Berdyansk Airport (ERD) | Berdyansk, Ukraine | |
| 14 | 237.72 miles (382.58 km) NE | Lipetsk Airport (LPK) | Lipetsk, Russia | |
| 15 | 240.71 miles (387.38 km) W | Boryspil International Airport (KBP) | Kiev, Ukraine | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,847.32 miles (17,457.02 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,521.76 miles (16,933.08 km) SSW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,492.23 miles (16,885.57 km) SSE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 10,415.78 miles (16,762.53 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,402.86 miles (16,741.74 km) S | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 10,399.73 miles (16,736.70 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,398.44 miles (16,734.62 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,375.54 miles (16,697.77 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,375.02 miles (16,696.94 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,368.55 miles (16,686.52 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,360.15 miles (16,673.01 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,351.70 miles (16,659.40 km) SSE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 13 | 10,347.85 miles (16,653.21 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,340.72 miles (16,641.73 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,338.98 miles (16,638.93 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |