Nonstop flight route between Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States and Corvallis, Oregon, United States:
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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 Corvallis Municipal Airport (CVO), Corvallis, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,254 miles (or 2,018 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 Grand Forks Air Force Base and Corvallis Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | CVO / KCVO |
Airport Name: | Corvallis Municipal Airport |
Location: | Corvallis, Oregon, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°29'49"N by 123°17'21"W |
Area Served: | Corvallis, Oregon |
Operator/Owner: | City of Corvallis |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 250 feet (76 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CVO |
More Information: | CVO Maps & Info |
Facts about Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR):
- Survey teams selected sites in flat wheatlands close to the Canada-Minnesota border, north-northwest of Grand Forks.
- Due to the continuance of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, GFAFB was originally an Air Defense Command fighter-interceptor air base.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Grand Forks Air Force Base", another name for RDR is "Grand Forks AFB".
- 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.
Facts about Corvallis Municipal Airport (CVO):
- Because of Corvallis Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 250 feet, planes can take off or land at Corvallis Municipal 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.
- Corvallis Municipal Airport (CVO) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Corvallis Municipal Airport (CVO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,985 miles (17,679 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Corvallis Municipal Airport (CVO) is Eugene Airport (EUG), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) S of CVO.
- Corvallis Municipal Airport covers an area of 1,490 acres at an elevation of 250 feet above mean sea level.