Nonstop flight route between Rutland, Vermont, United States and Great Falls, Montana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Rutland – Southern Vermont Regional Airport (RUT), Rutland, Vermont, United States and Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,852 miles (or 2,981 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 Rutland – Southern Vermont Regional Airport and Malmstrom Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Rutland – Southern Vermont Regional Airport (RUT):

• Currently, the Rutland – Southern Vermont Regional Airport Technical Advisory Committee is proposing a 1,000 feet runway extension to alleviate the constraints posed by the current main runway length and the limited road access to the region.
• Rutland – Southern Vermont Regional Airport (RUT) has 2 runways.
• Because of Rutland – Southern Vermont Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 787 feet, planes can take off or land at Rutland – Southern Vermont Regional 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 Rutland – Southern Vermont Regional Airport (RUT) is Granville Airport (GFR), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) WSW of RUT.
• Rutland – Southern Vermont Regional Airport is the closest commercial service airport to the mountain resorts of Killington, Pico, Okemo, Stratton, Bromley, Magic Mountain, and Mount Snow.
• The furthest airport from Rutland – Southern Vermont Regional Airport (RUT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,645 miles (18,741 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA):

• 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.
• Great Falls played a major aerial defense role in North American air defense mission.
• The North American Aerospace Defense Command was created in 1957.
• 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".
• 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.
• This included one of the greatest technology transfers in the history of the world.