Nonstop flight route between Columbus, Mississippi, United States and Moruya, New South Wales, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Columbus Air Force Base (CBM), Columbus, Mississippi, United States and Moruya Airport (MYA), Moruya, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,159 miles (or 14,740 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 Moruya 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 Moruya 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: | MYA / YMRY |
Airport Name: | Moruya Airport |
Location: | Moruya, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°53'52"S by 150°8'39"E |
Operator/Owner: | Eurobodalla Shire Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MYA |
More Information: | MYA Maps & Info |
Facts about Columbus Air Force Base (CBM):
- The 454th Bombardment Wing completed more than 100 missions to South Vietnam without losing a single bomber to enemy aircraft fire.
- 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.
- Due to the efforts of Lt Col Joseph B.
- The base began as a training facility for fighters and bombers.
- According to the United States Census Bureau, the base has a total area of 18.2 km², all land.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Columbus Air Force Base", another name for CBM is "Columbus AFB".
Facts about Moruya Airport (MYA):
- Moruya Airport (MYA) has 2 runways.
- Because of Moruya Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Moruya 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 Moruya Airport (MYA) is Horta International Airport (HOR), which is nearly antipodal to Moruya Airport (meaning Moruya Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Horta International Airport), and is located 12,245 miles (19,707 kilometers) away in Horta, Azores, Portugal.
- The closest airport to Moruya Airport (MYA) is Canberra Airport (CBR), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) NW of MYA.