Nonstop flight route between Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States and Great Falls, Montana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sheboygan County Memorial Airport (SBM), Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States and Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,152 miles (or 1,854 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 Sheboygan County Memorial Airport and Malmstrom Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SBM / KSBM |
Airport Name: | Sheboygan County Memorial Airport |
Location: | Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°46'10"N by 87°51'6"W |
Area Served: | Sheboygan, Wisconsin |
Operator/Owner: | Sheboygan County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 755 feet (230 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SBM |
More Information: | SBM 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 Sheboygan County Memorial Airport (SBM):
- The closest airport to Sheboygan County Memorial Airport (SBM) is Manitowoc County Airport (MTW), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) NNE of SBM.
- Because of Sheboygan County Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 755 feet, planes can take off or land at Sheboygan County Memorial 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.
- Sheboygan County Memorial has approximately 66,000 operations per year.
- At different times of the year, Sheboygan County Memorial also serves a major link to local attractions such as Road America and the county's world-class golf courses, such as Blackwolf Run and Whistling Straits.
- Sheboygan County Memorial Airport (SBM) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Sheboygan County Memorial Airport (SBM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,034 miles (17,757 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA):
- In 1959 a SAGE data center was established at Malmstrom.
- The 801st Radar Squadron was inactivated on 31 December 1969 due to budget reductions.
- 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 21 August 1954 the 407th SFW Vice Commander, Colonel Einar Axel Malmstrom, died when his T-33 Shooting Star trainer crashed approximately one mile west of the Great Falls Municipal Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Malmstrom Air Force Base", another name for GFA is "Malmstrom AFB".
- This included one of the greatest technology transfers in the history of the world.
- Upon completion of the B-17 training program, in October 1943, Great Falls Army Air Base was transferred to the Air Transport Command and units from Gore Field were transferred to the base.
- After World War II ended Great Falls AAB assumed a support mission for military personnel assigned to Alaskan military installations.
- Malmstrom Air Force Base traces its beginnings back to 1939 when World War II broke out in Europe.
- 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.