Nonstop flight route between Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States and Grise Fiord, Nunavut, Canada:
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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 Grise Fiord Airport (YGZ), Grise Fiord, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,008 miles (or 3,231 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 relatively short distance between Grand Forks Air Force Base and Grise Fiord Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | YGZ / CYGZ |
Airport Name: | Grise Fiord Airport |
Location: | Grise Fiord, Nunavut, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 76°25'33"N by 82°54'33"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 135 feet (41 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
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More Information: | YGZ Maps & Info |
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.
- In addition to being known as "Grand Forks Air Force Base", another name for RDR is "Grand Forks AFB".
- Grand Forks Air Force Base was established on 1 December 1955, with construction beginning in the fall of that year.
- In 1971, the 18th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron was inactivated and the 460th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron replaced the unit.
- On 3 September 1974, the SAFSCOM Site Activation Team was relieved by the U.S.
- In October 1977, the PAR came under operational control of the USAF, which operated it thereafter as part of its early warning system.
- 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 1 February 1993, ACC dropped the 319th Bomb Wing's primary nuclear mission and gave the wing the primary mission of B-1B conventional bombardment operations.
Facts about Grise Fiord Airport (YGZ):
- The furthest airport from Grise Fiord Airport (YGZ) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 9,701 miles (15,612 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Grise Fiord Airport (YGZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Grise Fiord Airport (YGZ) is Siorapaluk Heliport (SRK), which is located 209 miles (336 kilometers) ENE of YGZ.
- Because of Grise Fiord Airport's relatively low elevation of 135 feet, planes can take off or land at Grise Fiord 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.