Nonstop flight route between Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States and Dzaoudzi, Mayotte:
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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 Dzaoudzi Pamandzi International Airport (DZA), Dzaoudzi, Mayotte would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,200 miles (or 14,806 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 Dzaoudzi Pamandzi International Airport, 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 Dzaoudzi Pamandzi International Airport. 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: | DZA / FMCZ |
Airport Name: | Dzaoudzi Pamandzi International Airport |
Location: | Dzaoudzi, Mayotte |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°48'16"S by 45°16'51"E |
Area Served: | Dzaoudzi |
Operator/Owner: | SNC-Lavalin Aéroport |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DZA |
More Information: | DZA Maps & Info |
Facts about Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR):
- During 1965, the wing’s three missile squadrons were activated and crew training and certification began at Vandenberg AFB in southern California.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- Survey teams selected sites in flat wheatlands close to the Canada-Minnesota border, north-northwest of Grand Forks.
- 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".
Facts about Dzaoudzi Pamandzi International Airport (DZA):
- The airport has its own fleet of modern airport fire tenders.
- Travel to and from the airport can be made by car.
- The furthest airport from Dzaoudzi Pamandzi International Airport (DZA) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,008 miles (17,715 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Dzaoudzi Pamandzi International Airport (DZA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Dzaoudzi Pamandzi International Airport (DZA) is Ouani Airport (FMCV- Port of Soap) (AJN), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) NW of DZA.
- Because of Dzaoudzi Pamandzi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Dzaoudzi Pamandzi International 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.