Nonstop flight route between Columbus, Mississippi, United States and Nyac, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Columbus Air Force Base (CBM), Columbus, Mississippi, United States and Nyac Airport (ZNC), Nyac, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,610 miles (or 5,809 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 Nyac 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 Nyac 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: | ZNC / |
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Location: | Nyac, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°58'50"N by 159°59'36"W |
Operator/Owner: | Tuluksak Dredging Co. |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 460 feet (140 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZNC |
More Information: | ZNC Maps & Info |
Facts about Columbus Air Force Base (CBM):
- 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 addition to being known as "Columbus Air Force Base", another name for CBM is "Columbus AFB".
- 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 citizens' efforts bore fruit.
- 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.
- In addition, Columbus Air Force Base was designated as an alternate NASA Space Shuttle Landing Site when that program was in operation.
- During World War II, the training load gradually increased until Columbus was graduating 195 pilots per month.
Facts about Nyac Airport (ZNC):
- The furthest airport from Nyac Airport (ZNC) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,570 miles (17,011 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- Because of Nyac Airport's relatively low elevation of 460 feet, planes can take off or land at Nyac 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.
- In addition to being known as "Nyac Airport", another name for ZNC is "none".
- The closest airport to Nyac Airport (ZNC) is Tuluksak Airport (TLT), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) WNW of ZNC.
- Nyac Airport (ZNC) currently has only 1 runway.