Nonstop flight route between Great Falls, Montana, United States and Odienné, Côte d'Ivoire:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States and Odienné Airport (KEO), Odienné, Côte d'Ivoire would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,356 miles (or 10,229 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 Malmstrom Air Force Base and Odienné 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 Malmstrom Air Force Base and Odienné Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GFA / KGFA |
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Location: | Great Falls, Montana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°30'16"N by 111°11'13"W |
View all routes: | Routes from GFA |
More Information: | GFA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KEO / DIOD |
Airport Name: | Odienné Airport |
Location: | Odienné, Côte d'Ivoire |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°32'20"N by 7°33'39"W |
Area Served: | Odienné |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1365 feet (416 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KEO |
More Information: | KEO Maps & Info |
Facts about Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA):
- The closest airport to Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA) is Great Falls International Airport (GTF), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) W of GFA.
- On 3 July 1963, following 28 months of construction, the wing and its three squadrons became operational.
- In addition to being known as "Malmstrom Air Force Base", another name for GFA is "Malmstrom AFB".
- Great Falls AAB was assigned to II Bomber Command, Second Air Force.
- MATS reopened the C-54 Flight Training School as the 1272 Medium Transition Training Unit in May 1950, one month before the Korean War began.
- At Great Falls, P-39 Airacobras, C-47 Skytrains, B-25 Mitchells, and A-20 Havocs aircraft.
- The furthest airport from Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,495 miles (16,891 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In 1959 a SAGE data center was established at Malmstrom.
- Upon completion of the B-17 training program, in October 1943, Great Falls Army Air Base was transferred to the Air Transport Command and units from Gore Field were transferred to the base.
Facts about Odienné Airport (KEO):
- The closest airport to Odienné Airport (KEO) is Boundiali Airport (BXI), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) E of KEO.
- The furthest airport from Odienné Airport (KEO) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Odienné Airport (meaning Odienné Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,008 miles (19,325 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
- Odienné Airport (KEO) currently has only 1 runway.