Nonstop flight route between Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States and Yinchuan, Ningxia, China:
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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 Yinchuan Hedong International Airport (INC), Yinchuan, Ningxia, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,298 miles (or 10,136 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 Yinchuan Hedong 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 Yinchuan Hedong 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: | INC / ZLIC |
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Location: | Yinchuan, Ningxia, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°19'18"N by 106°23'32"E |
Area Served: | Yinchuan |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from INC |
More Information: | INC Maps & Info |
Facts about Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR):
- On 3 November 1967, the Department of Defense revealed that GFAFB was one of 10 initial locations to host a Sentinel Anti-Ballistic Missile site.
- On 1 November 1964, 321st Strategic Missile Wing was organized as the Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile wing at GFAFB, the first in SAC.
- 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 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.
- In addition to being known as "Grand Forks Air Force Base", another name for RDR is "Grand Forks AFB".
- Grand Forks Air Force Base was established on 1 December 1955, with construction beginning in the fall of that year.
Facts about Yinchuan Hedong International Airport (INC):
- The closest airport to Yinchuan Hedong International Airport (INC) is Alxa Left Banner Bayanhot Airport (AXF), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) NW of INC.
- In addition to being known as "Yinchuan Hedong International Airport", other names for INC include "银川河东国际机场" and "Yínchuān Hédōng Guójì Jīchǎng".
- Yinchuan Hedong International Airport (INC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Yinchuan Hedong International Airport (INC) is Maquehue Airport (ZCO), which is nearly antipodal to Yinchuan Hedong International Airport (meaning Yinchuan Hedong International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maquehue Airport), and is located 12,376 miles (19,917 kilometers) away in Temuco, Araucanía, Chile.