Nonstop flight route between Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States and Bugulma, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia:
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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 Bugulma Airport (UUA), Bugulma, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,139 miles (or 8,270 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 Bugulma 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 Bugulma 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 |
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More Information: | RDR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UUA / UWKB |
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Location: | Bugulma, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°38'24"N by 52°48'6"E |
Area Served: | Bugulma |
Operator/Owner: | JSC "Bugulma Air Enterprise" |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 991 feet (302 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UUA |
More Information: | UUA Maps & Info |
Facts about Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR):
- 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.
- In addition to the interceptor squadrons, a Semi Automatic Ground Environment Data Center was established at Grand Forks in 1958.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Grand Forks Air Force Base", another name for RDR is "Grand Forks AFB".
- Due to the continuance of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, GFAFB was originally an Air Defense Command fighter-interceptor air base.
- Survey teams selected sites in flat wheatlands close to the Canada-Minnesota border, north-northwest of Grand Forks.
- On 26 May 1972, President Nixon and Soviet general secretary Leonid Brezhnev signed the ABM Treaty, which limited each nation to one site to protect strategic forces and one site to protect the "National Command Authority." With work about 85 percent complete at Grand Forks, the United States chose to finish construction at the North Dakota site.
- In October 1977, the PAR came under operational control of the USAF, which operated it thereafter as part of its early warning system.
Facts about Bugulma Airport (UUA):
- Bugulma Airport (UUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bugulma Airport (UUA) is Oktyabrsky Airport (OKT), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) ESE of UUA.
- In addition to being known as "Bugulma Airport", other names for UUA include "Бөгелмә Аэропорты Bögelmä Aeroportı", "Аэропорт Бугульма" and "Terminal Building August 2006".
- The furthest airport from Bugulma Airport (UUA) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 10,337 miles (16,636 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of Bugulma Airport's relatively low elevation of 991 feet, planes can take off or land at Bugulma 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.