Nonstop flight route between Cazombo, Angola and Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cazombo Airport (CAV), Cazombo, Angola and Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR), Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,218 miles (or 13,225 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 large distance between Cazombo Airport and Grand Forks Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Cazombo Airport and Grand Forks Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CAV / FNCZ |
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Location: | Cazombo, Angola |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°53'34"S by 22°54'57"E |
Area Served: | Cazombo |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3694 feet (1,126 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CAV |
More Information: | CAV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RDR / KRDR |
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Location: | Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°57'39"N by 97°24'3"W |
View all routes: | Routes from RDR |
More Information: | RDR Maps & Info |
Facts about Cazombo Airport (CAV):
- In addition to being known as "Cazombo Airport", another name for CAV is "Cazombo Airport (Cazombo)".
- Cazombo Airport (CAV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Cazombo Airport (CAV) is Villa Teixeira de Sousa Airport (UAL), which is located 94 miles (151 kilometers) NNW of CAV.
- The furthest airport from Cazombo Airport (CAV) is Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA), which is located 11,890 miles (19,136 kilometers) away in Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States.
Facts about Grand Forks Air Force Base (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.
- Grand Forks Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation in northeastern North Dakota, located north of Emerado and 16 miles west of Grand Forks.
- In 1971, the 18th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron was inactivated and the 460th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron replaced the unit.
- In 1973, the 319th Bomb Wing acquired the AGM-69 Short Range Attack Missile, replacing the older AGM-28 Hound Dog air-to-ground missile aboard its B-52H aircraft.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Grand Forks Air Force Base", another name for RDR is "Grand Forks AFB".
- 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.
- 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.
- On 18 February 1957, the 478th Fighter Group was activated at Grand Forks.