Nonstop flight route between Wotho, Marshall Islands and Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wotho Airport (WTO), Wotho, Marshall Islands and Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR), Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,999 miles (or 9,654 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 Wotho 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 Wotho 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: | WTO / |
Airport Name: | Wotho Airport |
Location: | Wotho, Marshall Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°10'23"N by 166°0'10"E |
Area Served: | Wotho, Wotho Atoll, Marshall Islands |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from WTO |
More Information: | WTO 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 Wotho Airport (WTO):
- The closest airport to Wotho Airport (WTO) is Elenak Airport (EAL), which is located 82 miles (132 kilometers) SE of WTO.
- The furthest airport from Wotho Airport (WTO) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Wotho Airport (meaning Wotho Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,282 miles (19,766 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
Facts about Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR):
- The 4133d SW was redesignated as the 319th Bombardment Wing on 1 February 1963 in a name-only redesigation and was assigned to SAC's Second Air Force, 810th Strategic Aerospace Division.
- The DC-11 SAGE blockhouse was later the headquarters of the SAC 321st Strategic Missile Wing.
- 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".
- Grand Forks Air Force Base was established on 1 December 1955, with construction beginning in the fall of that year.
- On 1 November 1964, 321st Strategic Missile Wing was organized as the Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile wing at GFAFB, the first in SAC.