Nonstop flight route between Rosario, Argentina and Great Falls, Montana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS), Rosario, Argentina and Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,373 miles (or 10,256 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 Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport and Malmstrom Air Force Base, 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 Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport and Malmstrom Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ROS / SAAR |
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| Location: | Rosario, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°54'12"S by 60°47'3"W |
| Area Served: | Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina |
| Operator/Owner: | Province of Santa Fe |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 85 feet (26 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ROS |
| More Information: | ROS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GFA / KGFA |
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| Location: | Great Falls, Montana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°30'16"N by 111°11'13"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from GFA |
| More Information: | GFA Maps & Info |
Facts about Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS):
- In the first years of the 21st century the Rosario Airport has progressively lost air traffic volume, even after it was updated and expanded in 2003–2004.
- Because of Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Rosario – Islas Malvinas 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.
- The closest airport to Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS) is General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA), which is located 79 miles (127 kilometers) NNE of ROS.
- The furthest airport from Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS) is Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY), which is nearly antipodal to Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (meaning Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yangzhou Taizhou Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,955 kilometers) away in Yangzhou and Taizhou, Jiangsu, China.
- The airport is at an altitude of 26 m and the runway is 3,000 m × 60 m.
- Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport", other names for ROS include "Rosario - Islas Malvinas International Airport" and "Aeropuerto Internacional de Rosario – Islas Malvinas".
Facts about Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA):
- The closest airport to Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA) is Great Falls International Airport (GTF), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) W of GFA.
- In November 1942, a survey team evaluated an area near the Green Mill Dance Club and Rainbow Dam Road approximately six miles east of Great Falls.
- In addition to being known as "Malmstrom Air Force Base", another name for GFA is "Malmstrom AFB".
- Great Falls AAB was assigned to II Bomber Command, Second Air Force.
- The furthest airport from Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,495 miles (16,891 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- On 23 December 1959, the Air Force Ballistic Missile Committee approved the selection of Malmstrom AFB to host the first Minuteman ICBM base.
- Following World War II, Great Falls Army Air Base played an important role in US defense during the Cold War era.
- By 1954, several aircraft control and warning squadrons had been formed at the base.
- In 1959 a SAGE data center was established at Malmstrom.
