Nonstop flight route between Sønderborg, Denmark and Great Falls, Montana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sønderborg Airport (SGD), Sønderborg, Denmark and Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,572 miles (or 7,357 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 Sønderborg 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 Sønderborg 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: | SGD / EKSB |
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Location: | Sønderborg, Denmark |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°57'51"N by 9°47'30"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 24 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SGD |
More Information: | SGD 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 Sønderborg Airport (SGD):
- The furthest airport from Sønderborg Airport (SGD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,617 miles (18,696 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Sønderborg Airport", another name for SGD is "Sønderborg Lufthavn".
- Because of Sønderborg Airport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Sønderborg 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.
- Sønderborg Airport (SGD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Sønderborg Airport (SGD) is Vojens Airport (SKS), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NW of SGD.
Facts about Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA):
- On 18 December 1953, Great Falls AFB was transferred from Military Air Transport Service to Strategic Air Command, although MATS units remained at the base for several years.
- At Great Falls, P-39 Airacobras, C-47 Skytrains, B-25 Mitchells, and A-20 Havocs aircraft.
- 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.
- Great Falls was reassigned to the Central Air Defense Force at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base in 1953.
- DC-20 was initially under the Great Falls Air Defense Sector, established on 1 March 1959.
- 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.