Nonstop flight route between Big Trout Lake, Ontario, Canada and Great Falls, Montana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Big Trout Lake Airport (YTL), Big Trout Lake, Ontario, Canada and Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,024 miles (or 1,648 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 Big Trout Lake 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 Big Trout Lake Airport (YTL):

• Because of Big Trout Lake Airport's relatively low elevation of 730 feet, planes can take off or land at Big Trout Lake Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• The furthest airport from Big Trout Lake Airport (YTL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,602 miles (17,062 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Big Trout Lake Airport (YTL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Big Trout Lake Airport (YTL) is Bearskin Lake Airport (XBE), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) WNW of YTL.

Facts about Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA):

• Z-147 was completely replaced by a new ARSR-4 JSS site on Bootlegger Ridge, about 14 miles northeast of Great Falls AFB.
• 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.
• 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.
• Upon completion of the B-17 training program, in October 1943, Great Falls Army Air Base was transferred to the Air Transport Command and units from Gore Field were transferred to the base.
• 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.
• DC-20 was initially under the Great Falls Air Defense Sector, established on 1 March 1959.
• In late 1962 missiles assigned to 341st would play a major role in the Cuban Missile Crisis.
• In addition to being known as "Malmstrom Air Force Base", another name for GFA is "Malmstrom AFB".