Nonstop flight route between Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States and Tobruk, Libya:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR), Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States and Tobruk International Airport (TOB), Tobruk, Libya would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,820 miles (or 9,367 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 Tobruk 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 Tobruk 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):

• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Grand Forks Air Force Base", another name for RDR is "Grand Forks AFB".
• On 3 November 1967, the Department of Defense revealed that GFAFB was one of 10 initial locations to host a Sentinel Anti-Ballistic Missile site.
• 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.
• Grand Forks AFB is the home of the Air Mobility Command's 319th Air Base Wing.

Facts about Tobruk International Airport (TOB):

• 24 km south of Tobruk's famous natural port was the largest airfield in eastern Libya.
• In addition to being known as "Tobruk International Airport", another name for TOB is "مطار طبرق الدولي".
• Tobruk Airport is an airport in Tobruk, eastern Libya.
• At the beginning of World War II, Libya was an Italian colony and Tobruk became the site of important battles between the Allies and Axis powers.
• The furthest airport from Tobruk International Airport (TOB) is Mangaia Island Airport (MGS), which is located 11,724 miles (18,868 kilometers) away in Mangaia Island, Cook Islands.
• 20 - 02 concrete runway and is currently the only operational runway in the airport.
• The closest airport to Tobruk International Airport (TOB) is Al Bayda - Al abraq Airport (LAQ), which is located 119 miles (192 kilometers) WNW of TOB.