Nonstop flight route between Woodward, Oklahoma, United States and Great Falls, Montana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between West Woodward AirportWoodward Army Airfield (WWR), Woodward, Oklahoma, United States and Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 969 miles (or 1,560 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 West Woodward AirportWoodward Army Airfield 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 West Woodward AirportWoodward Army Airfield (WWR):

• West Woodward Airport is in Woodward County, Oklahoma, seven miles west of Woodward, which owns it.
• The closest airport to West Woodward AirportWoodward Army Airfield (WWR) is Gage Airport (GAG), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SW of WWR.
• West Woodward AirportWoodward Army Airfield (WWR) has 2 runways.
• In the year ending June 2, 2011 the airport had 6,000 general aviation aircraft operations, average 16 per day.
• The furthest airport from West Woodward AirportWoodward Army Airfield (WWR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,887 miles (17,522 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Second Air Force until 1944.

Facts about Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA):

• Construction of the wing's first launch facility began in March 1961 and was completed in December.
• 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.
• Malmstrom AFB is one of three US Air Force Bases that maintains and operates the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile.
• DC-20 was initially under the Great Falls Air Defense Sector, established on 1 March 1959.
• 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.
• 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.
• Following World War II, Great Falls Army Air Base played an important role in US defense during the Cold War era.
• In addition to being known as "Malmstrom Air Force Base", another name for GFA is "Malmstrom AFB".
• Great Falls became the temporary home of the 582nd Air Resupply and Communications Wing on 1 May 1953 which was transferred from Mountain Home AFB, Idaho.