Nonstop flight route between Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States and Perugia, Italy:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR), Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States and Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport (PEG), Perugia, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,841 miles (or 7,791 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 Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria 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 Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International 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 1971, the 18th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron was inactivated and the 460th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron replaced the unit.
• In addition to being known as "Grand Forks Air Force Base", another name for RDR is "Grand Forks AFB".
• On 3 September 1974, the SAFSCOM Site Activation Team was relieved by the U.S.
• 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 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.
• With the restructuring of the Air Force and the disestablishment of SAC in 1992, the wing transferred to Air Combat Command, then came under Air Force Space Command in 1993.
• 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.

Facts about Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport (PEG):

• In addition to being known as "Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport", another name for PEG is "Aeroporto Internazionale dell'Umbria – Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi".
• The closest airport to Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport (PEG) is Falconara Airport (AOI), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) NE of PEG.
• Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport handled 201,926 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport (PEG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,984 miles (19,287 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport's relatively low elevation of 693 feet, planes can take off or land at Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria 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.
• Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport (PEG) currently has only 1 runway.