Nonstop flight route between Seldovia, Alaska, United States and Minot, North Dakota, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Seldovia Airport (SOV), Seldovia, Alaska, United States and Minot Air Force Base (MIB), Minot, North Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,124 miles (or 3,419 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 Seldovia Airport and Minot Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Seldovia Airport (SOV):

• Seldovia Airport covers an area of 177 acres which contains one gravel runway measuring 1,845 by 60 ft.
• The furthest airport from Seldovia Airport (SOV) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,674 miles (17,177 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• Seldovia Airport (SOV) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Seldovia Airport (SOV) is Port Graham Airport (PGM), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SW of SOV.
• Because of Seldovia Airport's relatively low elevation of 29 feet, planes can take off or land at Seldovia 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.

Facts about Minot Air Force Base (MIB):

• In addition to being known as "Minot Air Force Base", another name for MIB is "Minot AFB".
• The furthest airport from Minot Air Force Base (MIB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,320 miles (16,609 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In 1961, the Air Force selected the land around Minot for a new Minuteman I ICBM complex.
• A Semi Automatic Ground Environment facility was built and activated in June 1961.
• The closest airport to Minot Air Force Base (MIB) is Minot International Airport (MOT), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSE of MIB.
• In 1993 control of the ICBM force was transferred by ACC to Air Force Space Command.
• In July 1968, the 450th Bombardment Wing and 455th Strategic Missile Wing were inactivated, being from Travis AFB, California, when jurisdiction of Travis was assumed by the Military Airlift Command and the 91st Strategic Missile Wing from Glasgow AFB, Montana, when it closed.
• Construction of Minot AFB began in May 1956 and it officially opened on 10 January 1957, named for the nearby city of Minot.