Nonstop flight route between Columbus, Mississippi, United States and Dimbokro, Côte d'Ivoire:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Columbus Air Force Base (CBM), Columbus, Mississippi, United States and Dimbokro Airport (DIM), Dimbokro, Côte d'Ivoire would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,609 miles (or 9,026 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 Columbus Air Force Base and Dimbokro 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 Columbus Air Force Base and Dimbokro Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | DIM / DIDK |
Airport Name: | Dimbokro Airport |
Location: | Dimbokro, Côte d'Ivoire |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°39'6"N by 4°38'26"W |
Area Served: | Dimbokro |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 344 feet (105 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DIM |
More Information: | DIM Maps & Info |
Facts about Columbus Air Force Base (CBM):
- Columbus Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately 9 miles north of Columbus, Mississippi.
- The first KC-135 Stratotanker, piloted by the wing commander, landed on the new runway on 7 January 1959.
- 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.
- Columbus AFB has been training Air Force pilots since World War II, and that mission continues today.
- About half the pilots in the Air Force today went through basic and primary flight training at Columbus AFB.
- 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.
- During their involvement in the Vietnam War, the 454th Combat Support Group operated Columbus AFB.
- 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".
Facts about Dimbokro Airport (DIM):
- Dimbokro Airport (DIM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Dimbokro Airport (DIM) is Yamoussoukro Airport (ASK), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) WNW of DIM.
- Because of Dimbokro Airport's relatively low elevation of 344 feet, planes can take off or land at Dimbokro 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 furthest airport from Dimbokro Airport (DIM) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Dimbokro Airport (meaning Dimbokro Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,144 miles (19,544 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.