Nonstop flight route between Columbus, Mississippi, United States and Newton, Iowa, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Columbus Air Force Base (CBM), Columbus, Mississippi, United States and Newton Municipal Airport (TNU), Newton, Iowa, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 608 miles (or 979 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 Newton Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Columbus Air Force Base (CBM):

• The base began as a training facility for fighters and bombers.
• In addition to being known as "Columbus Air Force Base", another name for CBM is "Columbus AFB".
• The first KC-135 Stratotanker, piloted by the wing commander, landed on the new runway on 7 January 1959.
• 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 preparation for this transfer, Air Training Command had activated the 3650th Pilot Training Wing at Columbus on 15 February.
• No one designated or suggested a name for the new base until 22 January 1942.
• 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 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.

Facts about Newton Municipal Airport (TNU):

• The closest airport to Newton Municipal Airport (TNU) is Ankeny Regional Airport (IKV), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) W of TNU.
• Newton Municipal Airport (TNU) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Newton Municipal Airport (TNU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,820 miles (17,412 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Newton Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 953 feet, planes can take off or land at Newton Municipal 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.