Nonstop flight route between Columbus, Mississippi, United States and Pula, Croatia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Columbus Air Force Base (CBM), Columbus, Mississippi, United States and Pula Airport (PUY), Pula, Croatia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,158 miles (or 8,301 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 Pula 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 Pula 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: | PUY / LDPL |
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Location: | Pula, Croatia |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°53'36"N by 13°55'19"E |
Area Served: | Pula, Croatia |
Operator/Owner: | Pula Airport Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 274 feet (84 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PUY |
More Information: | PUY Maps & Info |
Facts about Columbus Air Force Base (CBM):
- During World War II, the training load gradually increased until Columbus was graduating 195 pilots per month.
- Columbus AFB was established in 1941 as Air Corps Advanced Flying School, Columbus, Mississippi.
- The host unit at Columbus is the 14th Flying Training Wing assigned to the Air Education and Training Command.
- 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 1965 the 454th converted to B-52D, which was re-engineered for conventional bomb missions over Southeast Asia, although some B-52Cs were also assigned during 1968–69.
- In addition to being known as "Columbus Air Force Base", another name for CBM is "Columbus AFB".
- The base began as a training facility for fighters and bombers.
- The Columbus flying school received its first aircraft, nine Beech AT-10s and twenty-one AT-8s in early 1942.
- 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.
- In 1992, ATC was inactivated and the 14 FTW came under the newly created Air Education and Training Command and AETC's 19th Air Force.
Facts about Pula Airport (PUY):
- A taxi can be taken to the outskirts of Pula.
- Pula Airport (PUY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Pula Airport (PUY) is Lošinj Airport (LSZ), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) SE of PUY.
- A bus that goes to/from the airport and the Pula central bus terminal.
- The furthest airport from Pula Airport (PUY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,919 miles (19,182 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Pula Airport", another name for PUY is "Zračna luka Pula/Pula".
- Because of Pula Airport's relatively low elevation of 274 feet, planes can take off or land at Pula 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.
- Pula Airport is the airport serving Pula, Croatia, and is located 6 km from the city centre.