Nonstop flight route between Pinehouse Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada and Great Falls, Montana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pinehouse Lake Airport (ZPO), Pinehouse Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada and Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 588 miles (or 947 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 Pinehouse Lake 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: | ZPO / CZPO |
| Airport Name: | Pinehouse Lake Airport |
| Location: | Pinehouse Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°31'41"N by 106°34'55"W |
| Area Served: | Pinehouse, Saskatchewan |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Highways & Infrastructure |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1278 feet (390 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZPO |
| More Information: | ZPO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GFA / KGFA |
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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 Pinehouse Lake Airport (ZPO):
- Pinehouse Lake Airport (ZPO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Pinehouse Lake Airport (ZPO) is La Ronge (Barber Field) Airport (YVC), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) ESE of ZPO.
- The furthest airport from Pinehouse Lake Airport (ZPO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 9,962 miles (16,032 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA):
- In 1957, under the control of the 801st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, the Malmstrom AFB radar station became operational with AN/FPS-20 search and AN/FPS-6 height-finder radars.
- 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.
- Great Falls AAB was assigned to II Bomber Command, Second Air Force.
- By 1954, several aircraft control and warning squadrons had been formed at the base.
- 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.
- The base's runway was closed on 31 December 1996 for aircraft operations.
- 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 North American Aerospace Defense Command was created in 1957.
- In addition to being known as "Malmstrom Air Force Base", another name for GFA is "Malmstrom AFB".
