Nonstop flight route between Great Falls, Montana, United States and Terre Haute, Indiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States and Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field (HUF), Terre Haute, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,313 miles (or 2,113 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 Malmstrom Air Force Base and Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HUF / KHUF |
Airport Name: | Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field |
Location: | Terre Haute, Indiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°27'5"N by 87°18'27"W |
Area Served: | Terre Haute, Indiana |
Operator/Owner: | Terre Haute International Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 589 feet (180 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from HUF |
More Information: | HUF Maps & Info |
Facts about Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA):
- On 21 August 1954 the 407th SFW Vice Commander, Colonel Einar Axel Malmstrom, died when his T-33 Shooting Star trainer crashed approximately one mile west of the Great Falls Municipal Airport.
- In 1959 a SAGE data center was established at Malmstrom.
- Great Falls played a major aerial defense role in North American air defense mission.
- In November 1942, a survey team evaluated an area near the Green Mill Dance Club and Rainbow Dam Road approximately six miles east of Great Falls.
- 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.
- 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.
- Great Falls AAB was assigned to II Bomber Command, Second Air Force.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Malmstrom Air Force Base", another name for GFA is "Malmstrom AFB".
Facts about Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field (HUF):
- Trans World Airlines stopped at Terre Haute from 1944 to 1967, and Lake Central Airlines from 1954 until its merger with Allegheny Airlines.
- No airline now stops at Terre Haute.
- Because of Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field's relatively low elevation of 589 feet, planes can take off or land at Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field 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 unit served in World War II, flying anti-submarine patrol along the East Coast of the United States and the Gulf of Mexico.
- Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field (HUF) has 3 runways.
- The airport is home to the 181st Intelligence Wing of the Indiana Air National Guard.
- The closest airport to Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field (HUF) is Sullivan County Airport (SIV), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SSW of HUF.
- The furthest airport from Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field (HUF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,142 miles (17,931 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.