Nonstop flight route between Great Falls, Montana, United States and Omsk, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA), Great Falls, Montana, United States and Tsentralny Airport (OMS), Omsk, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,352 miles (or 8,613 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 Tsentralny 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 Tsentralny 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: | OMS / UNOO |
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Location: | Omsk, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°58'0"N by 73°18'29"E |
Area Served: | Omsk |
Operator/Owner: | JSC "Omsk Airport" |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 312 feet (95 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from OMS |
More Information: | OMS Maps & Info |
Facts about Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA):
- In addition to being known as "Malmstrom Air Force Base", another name for GFA is "Malmstrom AFB".
- At Great Falls, P-39 Airacobras, C-47 Skytrains, B-25 Mitchells, and A-20 Havocs aircraft.
- Z-147 was completely replaced by a new ARSR-4 JSS site on Bootlegger Ridge, about 14 miles northeast of Great Falls AFB.
- 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.
- On 18 December 1953, Great Falls AFB was transferred from Military Air Transport Service to Strategic Air Command, although MATS units remained at the base for several years.
- 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.
- Great Falls was reassigned to the Central Air Defense Force at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base in 1953.
Facts about Tsentralny Airport (OMS):
- The furthest airport from Tsentralny Airport (OMS) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is located 11,023 miles (17,740 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Tsentralny Airport", another name for OMS is "Аэропорт Центральный".
- Because of Tsentralny Airport's relatively low elevation of 312 feet, planes can take off or land at Tsentralny 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.
- Tsentralny Airport handled 975,000 passengers last year.
- Tsentralny Airport (OMS) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Tsentralny Airport (OMS) is Petropavl Airport (PPK), which is located 164 miles (265 kilometers) W of OMS.