Nonstop flight route between Columbus, Mississippi, United States and Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental, Philippines:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Columbus Air Force Base (CBM), Columbus, Mississippi, United States and Labo Airport (OZC), Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,855 miles (or 14,250 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 Labo 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 Labo 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):

• In preparation for this transfer, Air Training Command had activated the 3650th Pilot Training Wing at Columbus on 15 February.
• The base began as a training facility for fighters and bombers.
• About half the pilots in the Air Force today went through basic and primary flight training at Columbus AFB.
• In addition to being known as "Columbus Air Force Base", another name for CBM is "Columbus AFB".
• With the end of World War II, Columbus AAF was first placed on "reduced activity status", and was inactivated on 15 August 1946.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Labo Airport (OZC):

• Labo Airport, also known as Ozamiz City Airport and Benigno S.
• The closest airport to Labo Airport (OZC) is Maria Cristina Airport (IGN), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) E of OZC.
• The airport takes its name from its location, Barangay Labo in Ozamiz.
• In addition to being known as "Labo Airport", other names for OZC include "Paliparan ng Labo Tugpahanan sa Labo" and "OZC/RPMO".
• On July 11, 2007, Ozamiz Airport was re-opened to the public with the former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and the Provincial and City Officials joined the ceremonial event.
• The furthest airport from Labo Airport (OZC) is Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL), which is nearly antipodal to Labo Airport (meaning Labo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport), and is located 12,320 miles (19,827 kilometers) away in Alta Floresta, Brazil.
• Because of Labo Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Labo 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.
• Expansion and development of the airport particularly its runway, tarmac and passenger terminal building continued again in the 1st quarter of 2008.
• Labo Airport (OZC) currently has only 1 runway.
• Labo Airport handled 272,850 passengers last year.