Nonstop flight route between Columbus, Mississippi, United States and Camagüey, Cuba:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Columbus Air Force Base (CBM), Columbus, Mississippi, United States and Ignacio Agramonte International Airport (CMW), Camagüey, Cuba would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,064 miles (or 1,712 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 Columbus Air Force Base and Ignacio Agramonte International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CBM / KCBM |
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Location: | Columbus, Mississippi, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°38'38"N by 88°26'38"W |
View all routes: | Routes from CBM |
More Information: | CBM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CMW / MUCM |
Airport Name: | Ignacio Agramonte International Airport |
Location: | Camagüey, Cuba |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°25'13"N by 77°50'50"W |
Operator/Owner: | ECASA |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 413 feet (126 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CMW |
More Information: | CMW Maps & Info |
Facts about Columbus Air Force Base (CBM):
- The installation's history began 26 June 1941, when the War Department approved establishment of an Army Air Field for the Columbus, Mississippi area.
- In 1992, ATC was inactivated and the 14 FTW came under the newly created Air Education and Training Command and AETC's 19th Air Force.
- The closest airport to Columbus Air Force Base (CBM) is Columbus-Lowndes County Airport (UBS), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SSE of CBM.
- The first KC-135 Stratotanker, piloted by the wing commander, landed on the new runway on 7 January 1959.
- The Columbus flying school received its first aircraft, nine Beech AT-10s and twenty-one AT-8s in early 1942.
- In addition to being known as "Columbus Air Force Base", another name for CBM is "Columbus AFB".
- The furthest airport from Columbus Air Force Base (CBM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,088 miles (17,844 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Ignacio Agramonte International Airport (CMW):
- The closest airport to Ignacio Agramonte International Airport (CMW) is Máximo Gómez Airport (AVI), which is located 74 miles (118 kilometers) NW of CMW.
- The furthest airport from Ignacio Agramonte International Airport (CMW) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,709 miles (18,843 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- During World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces Sixth Air Force from 1942 until 1944.
- Ignacio Agramonte International Airport (CMW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Ignacio Agramonte International Airport's relatively low elevation of 413 feet, planes can take off or land at Ignacio Agramonte 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.