Nonstop flight route between Truckee, California, United States and Great Falls, Montana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF), Truckee, California, United States and Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 721 miles (or 1,161 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 Truckee Tahoe Airport and Malmstrom Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF):

• Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Truckee Tahoe Airport", another name for TKF is "TRK".
• The closest airport to Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF) is Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) ENE of TKF.
• The furthest airport from Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,197 miles (18,020 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Because of Truckee Tahoe Airport's high elevation of 5,900 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TKF. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TKF a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• 100LL and Jet A are available 7am - 7pm, and self serve 100LL is available 7am - 9pm.

Facts about Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA):

• Great Falls AAB was assigned to II Bomber Command, Second Air Force.
• 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.
• 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.
• Tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union increased dramatically when the Soviet Union closed all land travel between the western occupation sectors of Germany and the American, French and British sectors of Berlin.
• By 1954, several aircraft control and warning squadrons had been formed at the base.
• 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.