Nonstop flight route between Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States and Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada:
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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 Saint John Airport (YSJ), Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,495 miles (or 2,407 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 Saint John 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: | YSJ / CYSJ |
Airport Name: | Saint John Airport |
Location: | Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°18'57"N by 65°53'24"W |
Area Served: | Saint John, New Brunswick |
Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 357 feet (109 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YSJ |
More Information: | YSJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR):
- 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 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.
- SAGE operations were extremely expansive and GFADS was inactivated on 1 December 1963, when it was merged with the Minot Air Defense Sector at Minot AFB to the west.
- 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.
- During 1965, the wing’s three missile squadrons were activated and crew training and certification began at Vandenberg AFB in southern California.
- 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 the interceptor squadrons, a Semi Automatic Ground Environment Data Center was established at Grand Forks in 1958.
- In addition to being known as "Grand Forks Air Force Base", another name for RDR is "Grand Forks AFB".
- 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.
Facts about Saint John Airport (YSJ):
- Saint John Airport handled 227,223 passengers last year.
- The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency.
- Saint John Airport (YSJ) has 2 runways.
- Because of Saint John Airport's relatively low elevation of 357 feet, planes can take off or land at Saint John 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 Saint John Airport (YSJ) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,694 miles (18,820 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Saint John Airport (YSJ) is 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, (YCX), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) NW of YSJ.