Nonstop flight route between Coronation, Alberta, Canada and Great Falls, Montana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Coronation Airport (YCT), Coronation, Alberta, Canada and Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 316 miles (or 509 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 Coronation Airport and Malmstrom Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YCT / CYCT |
| Airport Name: | Coronation Airport |
| Location: | Coronation, Alberta, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°4'30"N by 111°26'43"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Town of Coronation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2595 feet (791 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YCT |
| More Information: | YCT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GFA / KGFA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Great Falls, Montana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°30'16"N by 111°11'13"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from GFA |
| More Information: | GFA Maps & Info |
Facts about Coronation Airport (YCT):
- The furthest airport from Coronation Airport (YCT) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,253 miles (16,500 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Coronation Airport (YCT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Coronation Airport (YCT) is Vermilion Airport (YVG), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NE of YCT.
Facts about Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA):
- Construction of the wing's first launch facility began in March 1961 and was completed in December.
- Later, the 517th Air Transport Wing was redesginated the 1701st Air Transport Wing on 1 June 1948 when Air Transport Command was redesignated the Military Air Transport Service.
- Originally named Great Falls Army Air Base, later Great Falls Air Force Base, the facility was renamed Malmstrom Air Force Base on 1 October 1955 in honor of Colonel Einar Axel Malmstrom.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Malmstrom Air Force Base", another name for GFA is "Malmstrom AFB".
- MATS reopened the C-54 Flight Training School as the 1272 Medium Transition Training Unit in May 1950, one month before the Korean War began.
- 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 1959 a SAGE data center was established at Malmstrom.
- After World War II ended Great Falls AAB assumed a support mission for military personnel assigned to Alaskan military installations.
