Nonstop flight route between Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States and Moscow, Russia:
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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 Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO), Moscow, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,797 miles (or 7,720 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 Sheremetyevo 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 Sheremetyevo 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: | SVO / UUEE |
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Location: | Moscow, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°58'22"N by 37°24'52"E |
Area Served: | Moscow |
Operator/Owner: | International Airport Sheremetyevo |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 622 feet (190 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SVO |
More Information: | SVO Maps & Info |
Facts about Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR):
- Survey teams selected sites in flat wheatlands close to the Canada-Minnesota border, north-northwest of Grand Forks.
- In October 1977, the PAR came under operational control of the USAF, which operated it thereafter as part of its early warning system.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- On 3 November 1967, the Department of Defense revealed that GFAFB was one of 10 initial locations to host a Sentinel Anti-Ballistic Missile site.
- 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.
- Grand Forks Air Force Base was established on 1 December 1955, with construction beginning in the fall of that year.
- In addition to being known as "Grand Forks Air Force Base", another name for RDR is "Grand Forks AFB".
- The 319th transitioned from B-52H to re-engined B-52G aircraft in 1983, and added the AGM-86 Air Launched Cruise Missile in 1984.
Facts about Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO):
- Sheremetyevo was opened on 11 August 1959.
- The furthest airport from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,735 miles (17,276 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Sheremetyevo International Airport", another name for SVO is "Международный аэропорт Шереметьево".
- Terminal E opened in 2010 as a capacity expansion project, connecting terminals D and F.
- Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) has 2 runways.
- On March 12, 2007, Sheremetyevo opened its first entirely new-build terminal for the servicing of international flights.
- Opened in 2012 to the east of Terminal B, Terminal A is used for the servicing of business and private aviation.
- Because of Sheremetyevo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 622 feet, planes can take off or land at Sheremetyevo 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 closest airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) is Chkalovsky Airport (CKL), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ESE of SVO.
- Terminal D, opened in November 2009, is adjacent to Terminal F.