Nonstop flight route between Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States and Valladolid, Spain:
Departure Airport:
(47°57'39"N by 97°24'3"W)
Arrival Airport:
(41°42'21"N by 4°51'6"W)
Distance from RDR to VLL:
4,272.96 miles (6,876.65 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 Valladolid International Airport (VLL), Valladolid, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,273 miles (or 6,877 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 Valladolid 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 Valladolid 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: | VLL / LEVD |
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| Location: | Valladolid, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°42'21"N by 4°51'6"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegacion Aerea |
| Airport Type: | Public and Military |
| Elevation: | 2775 feet (846 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VLL |
| More Information: | VLL 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.
- Grand Forks AFB is the home of the Air Mobility Command's 319th Air Base Wing.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The 4133d SW was redesignated as the 319th Bombardment Wing on 1 February 1963 in a name-only redesigation and was assigned to SAC's Second Air Force, 810th Strategic Aerospace Division.
Facts about Valladolid International Airport (VLL):
- The closest airport to Valladolid International Airport (VLL) is Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) SSW of VLL.
- Valladolid International Airport (VLL) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Valladolid International Airport (VLL) is Wellington International Airport (WLG), which is nearly antipodal to Valladolid International Airport (meaning Valladolid International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Wellington International Airport), and is located 12,405 miles (19,964 kilometers) away in Wellington, New Zealand.
- Valladolid International Airport handled 260 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Valladolid International Airport", another name for VLL is "Aeropuerto de Valladolid".
| 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 | 62.07 miles (99.89 km) SSW | Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM) | Salamanca, Spain | |
| 2 | 73.59 miles (118.42 km) NNW | León Airport (LEN) | León, Spain | |
| 3 | 77.87 miles (125.32 km) NE | Burgos Airport (RGS) | Burgos, Spain | |
| 4 | 96.17 miles (154.76 km) W | Bragança Airport (BGC) | Bragança, Portugal | |
| 5 | 108.57 miles (174.73 km) SE | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD) | Madrid, Spain | |
| 6 | 111.09 miles (178.79 km) SE | Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ) | Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain | |
| 7 | 129.97 miles (209.17 km) NNE | Santander Airport (SDR) | Santander, Cantabria, Spain | |
| 8 | 135.76 miles (218.48 km) NE | Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain | |
| 9 | 139.88 miles (225.12 km) ENE | Logroño–Agoncillo Airport (RJL) | Logroño, Spain | |
| 10 | 141.72 miles (228.08 km) NNW | Asturias Airport (OVD) | Oviedo, Asturias, Spain | |
| 11 | 148.06 miles (238.28 km) NE | Bilbao Airport (BIO) | Bilbao, Spain | |
| 12 | 151.34 miles (243.55 km) W | Vila Real Airport (VRL) | Vila Real, Portugal | |
| 13 | 169.42 miles (272.65 km) SW | Covilhã Airport (COV) | Covilhã, Portugal | |
| 14 | 179.65 miles (289.12 km) ENE | Pamplona Airport (PNA) | Pamplona, Spain | |
| 15 | 185.68 miles (298.82 km) W | Braga Airport (BGZ) | Braga, Portugal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,405.18 miles (19,964.15 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,380.82 miles (19,924.94 km) S | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,380.36 miles (19,924.21 km) SSW | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,369.53 miles (19,906.78 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,343.24 miles (19,864.46 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,337.99 miles (19,856.03 km) SSW | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,333.18 miles (19,848.29 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,318.14 miles (19,824.08 km) ESE | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,316.14 miles (19,820.85 km) S | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,303.17 miles (19,799.98 km) ESE | Takaka Aerodrome (KTF) | Takaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,257.68 miles (19,726.78 km) SSW | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,255.48 miles (19,723.23 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,252.84 miles (19,718.98 km) E | Westport Airport (WSZ) | Westport, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,243.57 miles (19,704.06 km) SSE | New Plymouth Airport (NPL) | New Plymouth, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,227.25 miles (19,677.80 km) ESE | Greymouth Airport (GMN) | Greymouth, New Zealand | |