Nonstop flight route between Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States and Sari, Iran:
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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 Sari Dasht-e Naz International Airport (SRY), Sari, Iran would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,317 miles (or 10,166 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 Sari Dasht-e Naz 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 Sari Dasht-e Naz 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: | SRY / OINZ |
Airport Name: | Sari Dasht-e Naz International Airport |
Location: | Sari, Iran |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°38'8"N by 53°11'36"E |
Elevation: | 35 feet (11 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SRY |
More Information: | SRY Maps & Info |
Facts about Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR):
- Grand Forks AFB is the home of the Air Mobility Command's 319th Air Base Wing.
- 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.
- The DC-11 SAGE blockhouse was later the headquarters of the SAC 321st Strategic Missile Wing.
- Grand Forks Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation in northeastern North Dakota, located north of Emerado and 16 miles west of Grand Forks.
- 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 3 September 1974, the SAFSCOM Site Activation Team was relieved by the U.S.
- In addition to being known as "Grand Forks Air Force Base", another name for RDR is "Grand Forks AFB".
- 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.
Facts about Sari Dasht-e Naz International Airport (SRY):
- The closest airport to Sari Dasht-e Naz International Airport (SRY) is Bishe Kola Air Base (BSM), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) W of SRY.
- Because of Sari Dasht-e Naz International Airport's relatively low elevation of 35 feet, planes can take off or land at Sari Dasht-e Naz 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 furthest airport from Sari Dasht-e Naz International Airport (SRY) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,384 miles (18,320 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- Sari Dasht-e Naz International Airport (SRY) currently has only 1 runway.