Nonstop flight route between Columbus, Mississippi, United States and Chesapeake, Ohio / Huntington, West Virginia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Columbus Air Force Base (CBM), Columbus, Mississippi, United States and Lawrence County Airpark (HTW), Chesapeake, Ohio / Huntington, West Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 468 miles (or 753 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 Lawrence County Airpark, 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: | HTW / KHTW |
Airport Name: | Lawrence County Airpark |
Location: | Chesapeake, Ohio / Huntington, West Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°25'9"N by 82°29'39"W |
Area Served: | Chesapeake, Ohio / Huntington, West Virginia |
Operator/Owner: | Lawrence County Board of Commissioners |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 568 feet (173 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HTW |
More Information: | HTW Maps & Info |
Facts about Columbus Air Force Base (CBM):
- 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.
- On 8 January 1943, the War Department constituted and activated the 30th Flying Training Wing at Columbus and assigned it to the AAF Eastern Flying Training Command.
- 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.
- About half the pilots in the Air Force today went through basic and primary flight training at Columbus AFB.
- During their involvement in the Vietnam War, the 454th Combat Support Group operated Columbus AFB.
- In addition to being known as "Columbus Air Force Base", another name for CBM is "Columbus AFB".
- But while the Air Force’s pilot training requirements were decreasing, its strategic air arm was expanding.During the 1950s, Strategic Air Command wings had become extremely large.
- Columbus was initially assigned to the AAF Southeast Training Center with the Army Air Force Pilot School activated.
Facts about Lawrence County Airpark (HTW):
- At the time of opening, the Embry-Riddle Company was to run the field and FBO.
- Because of Lawrence County Airpark's relatively low elevation of 568 feet, planes can take off or land at Lawrence County Airpark 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 Lawrence County Airpark (HTW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,410 miles (18,362 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Lawrence County Airpark (HTW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Development of the land began in June, but was slowed due to high levels of rain.
- The closest airport to Lawrence County Airpark (HTW) is Tri-State Airport (HTS), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SW of HTW.
- Lawrence County Airpark is a public use airport located two nautical miles west of the central business district of Chesapeake, a village in Lawrence County, Ohio, United States.