Nonstop flight route between Siirt, Turkey and Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Siirt Airport (SXZ), Siirt, Turkey and Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR), Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,992 miles (or 9,643 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 Siirt 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 Siirt 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: | SXZ / LTCL |
| Airport Name: | Siirt Airport |
| Location: | Siirt, Turkey |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°58'41"N by 41°50'21"E |
| Area Served: | Siirt |
| Operator/Owner: | DHMİ (State Airports Authority) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2000 feet (610 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SXZ |
| More Information: | SXZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RDR / KRDR |
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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 Siirt Airport (SXZ):
- Siirt Airport (SXZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Siirt Airport (SXZ) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,390 miles (18,330 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Siirt Airport (SXZ) is Batman Airport (BAL), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) W of SXZ.
Facts about Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR):
- In addition to being known as "Grand Forks Air Force Base", another name for RDR is "Grand Forks AFB".
- Grand Forks AFB is the home of the Air Mobility Command's 319th Air Base Wing.
- Survey teams selected sites in flat wheatlands close to the Canada-Minnesota border, north-northwest of Grand Forks.
- 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.
- On 1 November 1964, 321st Strategic Missile Wing was organized as the Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile wing at GFAFB, the first in SAC.
- Due to the continuance of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, GFAFB was originally an Air Defense Command fighter-interceptor air base.
- On 3 November 1967, the Department of Defense revealed that GFAFB was one of 10 initial locations to host a Sentinel Anti-Ballistic Missile site.
- On 3 September 1974, the SAFSCOM Site Activation Team was relieved by the U.S.
