Nonstop flight route between Brandon, Manitoba, Canada and Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Brandon Municipal Airport (YBR), Brandon, Manitoba, Canada and Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR), Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 178 miles (or 286 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 Brandon Municipal Airport and Grand Forks Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Brandon Municipal Airport (YBR):

• Permanent tenants at the Brandon airport include The Brandon Flying Club, the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum, and Maple Leaf Aviation.
• Brandon Municipal Airport (YBR) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Brandon Municipal Airport (YBR) is Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport (YPG), which is located 75 miles (120 kilometers) E of YBR.
• Several airlines have operated at Brandon Airport at various times in the past.
• The furthest airport from Brandon Municipal Airport (YBR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,352 miles (16,659 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Although it is the second largest city the Province of Manitoba, the City of Brandon's significantly smaller population in comparison to the City of Winnipeg and the close geographical distance between the two cities ) has historically meant that the Winnipeg International Airport is used as the province's primary airport.
• Brandon Municipal Airport is an airport located 1.6 km north of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada.

Facts about Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR):

• 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.
• The 319th transitioned from B-52H to re-engined B-52G aircraft in 1983, and added the AGM-86 Air Launched Cruise Missile in 1984.
• 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.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Grand Forks Air Force Base", another name for RDR is "Grand Forks AFB".
• On 1 September 1958, the Strategic Air Command established the 4133d Strategic Wing at Grand Forks as part of its plan to disperse its B-52 heavy bombers over a larger number of bases, thus making it more difficult for the Soviet Union to knock out the entire fleet with a surprise first strike.
• 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.
• On 26 May 1972, President Nixon and Soviet general secretary Leonid Brezhnev signed the ABM Treaty, which limited each nation to one site to protect strategic forces and one site to protect the "National Command Authority." With work about 85 percent complete at Grand Forks, the United States chose to finish construction at the North Dakota site.