Nonstop flight route between Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States and Chaghcharan, Afghanistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR), Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States and Chaghcharan Airport د چغچران هوائی ډګر (CCN), Chaghcharan, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,638 miles (or 10,682 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 Grand Forks Air Force Base and Chaghcharan Airport د چغچران هوائی ډګر, 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 Grand Forks Air Force Base and Chaghcharan Airport د چغچران هوائی ډګر. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CCN / OACC |
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Location: | Chaghcharan, Afghanistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°31'35"N by 65°16'14"E |
Area Served: | Chaghcharan |
Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 7383 feet (2,250 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from CCN |
More Information: | CCN Maps & Info |
Facts about Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR):
- SAGE operations were extremely expansive and GFADS was inactivated on 1 December 1963, when it was merged with the Minot Air Defense Sector at Minot AFB to the west.
- On 1 September 1958, the Strategic Air Command established the 4133d Strategic Wing at Grand Forks as part of its plan to disperse its B-52 heavy bombers over a larger number of bases, thus making it more difficult for the Soviet Union to knock out the entire fleet with a surprise first strike.
- In addition to being known as "Grand Forks Air Force Base", another name for RDR is "Grand Forks AFB".
- 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.
- 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.
- The 4133d SW was redesignated as the 319th Bombardment Wing on 1 February 1963 in a name-only redesigation and was assigned to SAC's Second Air Force, 810th Strategic Aerospace Division.
- During the Cold War, GFAFB was a major installation of the Strategic Air Command, with B-52 bombers, KC-135 tankers, and Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missiles.
- 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.
- Survey teams selected sites in flat wheatlands close to the Canada-Minnesota border, north-northwest of Grand Forks.
Facts about Chaghcharan Airport د چغچران هوائی ډګر (CCN):
- The closest airport to Chaghcharan Airport د چغچران هوائی ډګر (CCN) is Maymana Airport د میمنه هوائی ډګر (MMZ), which is located 101 miles (163 kilometers) NNW of CCN.
- In addition to being known as "Chaghcharan Airport د چغچران هوائی ډګر", other names for CCN include "Chakhcharan Airport (Chakhcharan)" and "KDH".
- The furthest airport from Chaghcharan Airport د چغچران هوائی ډګر (CCN) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,839 miles (19,053 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of Chaghcharan Airport د چغچران هوائی ډګر's high elevation of 7,383 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CCN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CCN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.