Nonstop flight route between Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States and Durazno, Durazno, Uruguay:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR), Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States and Santa Bernardina International Airport (DZO), Durazno, Durazno, Uruguay would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,162 miles (or 9,916 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 Santa Bernardina 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 Santa Bernardina International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR):

• 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.
• Grand Forks AFB is the home of the Air Mobility Command's 319th Air Base Wing.
• On 3 September 1974, the SAFSCOM Site Activation Team was relieved by the U.S.
• 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.
• On 1 November 1964, 321st Strategic Missile Wing was organized as the Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile wing at GFAFB, the first in SAC.
• 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.
• Opened 57 years ago in early 1957, the base's current host unit is the 319th Air Base Wing assigned to the Expeditionary Center of the Air Mobility Command.
• In addition to being known as "Grand Forks Air Force Base", another name for RDR is "Grand Forks AFB".
• The DC-11 SAGE blockhouse was later the headquarters of the SAC 321st Strategic Missile Wing.

Facts about Santa Bernardina International Airport (DZO):

• In addition to being known as "Santa Bernardina International Airport", another name for DZO is "Aeropuerto Internacional Santa Bernardina".
• Because of Santa Bernardina International Airport's relatively low elevation of 305 feet, planes can take off or land at Santa Bernardina 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.
• The airport is presently dedicated to general aviation.
• Santa Bernardina International Airport (DZO) has 2 runways.
• Santa Bernardina International Airport is the airport serving Durazno, Uruguay.
• The furthest airport from Santa Bernardina International Airport (DZO) is Jeju International Airport (CJU), which is nearly antipodal to Santa Bernardina International Airport (meaning Santa Bernardina International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jeju International Airport), and is located 12,264 miles (19,737 kilometers) away in Jeju, South Korea.
• The closest airport to Santa Bernardina International Airport (DZO) is Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR), which is located 105 miles (169 kilometers) SW of DZO.