Nonstop flight route between Columbus, Mississippi, United States and Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Columbus Air Force Base (CBM), Columbus, Mississippi, United States and Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport (ENK), Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,016 miles (or 6,464 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 Enniskillen/St Angelo 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 Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Columbus Air Force Base (CBM):

• With the end of World War II, Columbus AAF was first placed on "reduced activity status", and was inactivated on 15 August 1946.
• According to the United States Census Bureau, the base has a total area of 18.2 km², all land.
• When the war ended in 1945, the base strength had reached a peak of 2,300 enlisted men, 300 officers, and an average of 250 pilot cadets per class.
• During World War II, the training load gradually increased until Columbus was graduating 195 pilots per month.
• The 454th Bombardment Wing completed more than 100 missions to South Vietnam without losing a single bomber to enemy aircraft fire.
• Columbus was initially assigned to the AAF Southeast Training Center with the Army Air Force Pilot School activated.
• 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.
• No one designated or suggested a name for the new base until 22 January 1942.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Columbus Air Force Base", another name for CBM is "Columbus AFB".
• The school used a number of trainers, including the AT-8, AT-9, AT-10, and B-25.

Facts about Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport (ENK):

• The furthest airport from Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport (ENK) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,887 miles (19,129 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• The station later became a centre of helicopter operations over Northern Ireland when St Angelo was transferred to the Army and used as an accommodation barracks by both the British Army and Ulster Defence Regiment during The Troubles in the province, with most personnel housed in a vast array of temporary portacabins.
• At Enniskillen airport there are two helicopter maintenance facilities.
• Because of Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport's relatively low elevation of 155 feet, planes can take off or land at Enniskillen/St Angelo 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.
• Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport (ENK) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport", another name for ENK is "St Angelo".
• Scheduled passenger flights have, in the past, operated from this airport, but these have ceased since 2006.
• The closest airport to Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport (ENK) is Sligo Airport (SXL), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) WSW of ENK.