Nonstop flight route between Savé, Benin and Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(8°1'5"N by 2°27'52"E)
Arrival Airport:
(47°57'39"N by 97°24'3"W)
Distance from SVF to RDR:
6,258.05 miles (10,071.32 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Savé Airport (SVF), Savé, Benin and Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR), Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,258 miles (or 10,071 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 Savé Airport and Grand Forks 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 Savé Airport and Grand Forks 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: | SVF / DBBS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Savé, Benin |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°1'5"N by 2°27'52"E |
| Area Served: | Savé |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 656 feet (200 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SVF |
| More Information: | SVF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RDR / KRDR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°57'39"N by 97°24'3"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from RDR |
| More Information: | RDR Maps & Info |
Facts about Savé Airport (SVF):
- The furthest airport from Savé Airport (SVF) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Savé Airport (meaning Savé Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,211 miles (19,651 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- Savé Airport (SVF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Savé Airport (SVF) is Parakou Airport (PKO), which is located 93 miles (150 kilometers) N of SVF.
- Because of Savé Airport's relatively low elevation of 656 feet, planes can take off or land at Savé 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.
- In addition to being known as "Savé Airport", another name for SVF is "Savé Airport (Savé)".
Facts about Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR):
- Grand Forks Air Force Base was established on 1 December 1955, with construction beginning in the fall of that year.
- Survey teams selected sites in flat wheatlands close to the Canada-Minnesota border, north-northwest of Grand Forks.
- On 1 November 1964, 321st Strategic Missile Wing was organized as the Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile wing at GFAFB, the first in SAC.
- In October 1977, the PAR came under operational control of the USAF, which operated it thereafter as part of its early warning system.
- The closest airport to Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR) is Grand Forks International Airport (GFK), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) E of RDR.
- The furthest airport from Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,504 miles (16,904 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Grand Forks Air Force Base", another name for RDR is "Grand Forks AFB".
- In 1971, the 18th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron was inactivated and the 460th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron replaced the unit.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 93.03 miles (149.72 km) N | Parakou Airport (PKO) | Parakou, Benin |     |
| 2 | 113.13 miles (182.07 km) ESE | Ibadan Airport (IBA) | Ibadan, Nigeria | |
| 3 | 114.99 miles (185.06 km) S | Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO) | Cotonou, Benin | |
| 4 | 115.58 miles (186.01 km) SSE | Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS) | Lagos, Nigeria | |
| 5 | 128.70 miles (207.12 km) NNW | Djougou Airport (DJA) | Djougou, Benin | |
| 6 | 141.85 miles (228.28 km) ENE | Ilorin International Airport (ILR) | Ilorin, Nigeria | |
| 7 | 152.54 miles (245.48 km) SSW | Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW) | Lomé, Togo | |
| 8 | 153.00 miles (246.23 km) NW | Niamtougou International Airport (LRL) | Niamtougou, Togo | |
| 9 | 179.52 miles (288.91 km) NNW | Boundétingou Airport (NAE) | Natitingou, Benin | |
| 10 | 201.42 miles (324.15 km) ESE | Akure Airport (AKR) | Akure, Nigeria | |
| 11 | 218.46 miles (351.58 km) N | Kandi Airport (KDC) | Kandi, Benin | |
| 12 | 244.95 miles (394.21 km) ESE | Benin Airport (BNI) | Benin City, Nigeria | |
| 13 | 245.78 miles (395.54 km) SW | Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station (ACC) | Accra, Ghana | |
| 14 | 250.85 miles (403.70 km) WNW | Tamale Airport (TML) | Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana | |
| 15 | 253.95 miles (408.70 km) NNW | Pama Airport (XPA) | Pama, Burkina Faso | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,210.62 miles (19,651.04 km) E | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 2 | 12,062.99 miles (19,413.45 km) SSW | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 3 | 12,000.50 miles (19,312.89 km) S | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 4 | 11,932.23 miles (19,203.01 km) SW | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 5 | 11,903.41 miles (19,156.64 km) SW | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,899.31 miles (19,150.03 km) SSW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 7 | 11,897.41 miles (19,146.98 km) SE | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 8 | 11,896.19 miles (19,145.02 km) SW | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 9 | 11,887.53 miles (19,131.08 km) SW | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,874.13 miles (19,109.51 km) SW | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,816.18 miles (19,016.26 km) SSE | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 12 | 11,803.09 miles (18,995.19 km) SW | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 13 | 11,796.90 miles (18,985.23 km) SE | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 14 | 11,760.56 miles (18,926.74 km) SSE | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 15 | 11,754.46 miles (18,916.92 km) SW | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.44 miles (16.81 km) E | Grand Forks International Airport (GFK) | Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States | |
| 2 | 37.05 miles (59.62 km) ESE | Crookston Municipal Airport (CKN) | Crookston, Minnesota, United States | |
| 3 | 56.67 miles (91.20 km) E | Thief River Falls Regional Airport (TVF) | Thief River Falls, Minnesota, United States | |
| 4 | 68.20 miles (109.76 km) N | Pembina Municipal Airport (PMB) | Pembina, North Dakota, United States | |
| 5 | 70.43 miles (113.35 km) W | Devils Lake Regional Airport (DVL) | Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States | |
| 6 | 76.92 miles (123.79 km) SSE | Hector International Airport (FAR) | Fargo, North Dakota, United States | |
| 7 | 92.95 miles (149.59 km) SW | Jamestown Regional Airport (JMS) | Jamestown, North Dakota, United States | |
| 8 | 105.78 miles (170.23 km) SE | Detroit Lakes Airport (DTL) | Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, United States | |
| 9 | 115.91 miles (186.54 km) NE | Warroad International Memorial Airport (RRT) | Warroad, Minnesota, United States | |
| 10 | 118.75 miles (191.11 km) ESE | Bemidji Regional Airport (BJI) | Bemidji, Minnesota, United States | |
| 11 | 124.36 miles (200.14 km) SSE | Harry Stern Airport (WAH) | Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States | |
| 12 | 129.78 miles (208.86 km) SSE | Fergus Falls Municipal Airport (FFM) | Fergus Falls, Minnesota, United States | |
| 13 | 134.85 miles (217.03 km) N | Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG) | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 14 | 138.60 miles (223.05 km) ENE | Baudette International Airport (BDE) | Baudette, Minnesota, United States | |
| 15 | 139.90 miles (225.15 km) NNW | Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport (YPG) | Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,503.85 miles (16,904.27 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,479.86 miles (16,865.66 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,472.61 miles (16,853.99 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,453.90 miles (16,823.87 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,427.01 miles (16,780.60 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,397.22 miles (16,732.65 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,386.62 miles (16,715.61 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,380.61 miles (16,705.93 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,375.61 miles (16,697.88 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,336.89 miles (16,635.57 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,276.91 miles (16,539.04 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,242.01 miles (16,482.88 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,239.13 miles (16,478.24 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,226.99 miles (16,458.70 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,211.16 miles (16,433.23 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |