Nonstop flight route between Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States and Zonguldak, Turkey:
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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 Zonguldak Airport (ONQ), Zonguldak, Turkey would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,529 miles (or 8,898 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 Zonguldak 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 Zonguldak 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: | ONQ / LTAS |
Airport Name: | Zonguldak Airport |
Location: | Zonguldak, Turkey |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°30'23"N by 32°5'18"E |
Area Served: | Zonguldak |
Operator/Owner: | Turkish State Airports Authority - DHMI |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ONQ |
More Information: | ONQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR):
- 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 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.
- In October 1977, the PAR came under operational control of the USAF, which operated it thereafter as part of its early warning system.
- In addition to being known as "Grand Forks Air Force Base", another name for RDR is "Grand Forks AFB".
- During the Cold War, GFAFB was a major installation of the Strategic Air Command, with B-52 bombers, KC-135 tankers, and Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missiles.
- 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.
- During 1965, the wing’s three missile squadrons were activated and crew training and certification began at Vandenberg AFB in southern California.
Facts about Zonguldak Airport (ONQ):
- The closest airport to Zonguldak Airport (ONQ) is Kastamonu Airport (KFS), which is located 89 miles (144 kilometers) E of ONQ.
- The furthest airport from Zonguldak Airport (ONQ) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,104 miles (17,870 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- Zonguldak Airport (ONQ) currently has only 1 runway.