Nonstop flight route between Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil and Montgomery, Alabama, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Carolina Airport (CLN), Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil and Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF), Montgomery, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,951 miles (or 6,359 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 Carolina Airport and Maxwell Air Force Base, 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 Carolina Airport and Maxwell Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CLN / SBCI |
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Location: | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°42'13"S by 70°16'49"W |
Area Served: | Michilla |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 128 feet (39 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CLN |
More Information: | CLN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MXF / KMXF |
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Location: | Montgomery, Alabama, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°22'45"N by 86°21'44"W |
View all routes: | Routes from MXF |
More Information: | MXF Maps & Info |
Facts about Carolina Airport (CLN):
- Because of Carolina Airport's relatively low elevation of 128 feet, planes can take off or land at Carolina 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.
- Carolina Airport (CLN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Carolina Airport (CLN) is Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) SSW of CLN.
- The furthest airport from Carolina Airport (CLN) is Beihai Fucheng Airport (BHY), which is nearly antipodal to Carolina Airport (meaning Carolina Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Beihai Fucheng Airport), and is located 12,352 miles (19,878 kilometers) away in Beihai, Guangxi, China.
- In addition to being known as "Carolina Airport", other names for CLN include "Carolina Airport (Michilla)", "Aeropuerto Carolina" and "SCMY".
Facts about Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF):
- The furthest airport from Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,193 miles (18,013 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Gunter Annex is a separate installation under the 42 ABW.
- On January 15, 1929, it was announced that the ACTS would be twice as large as originally planned.
- The field served as a repair depot during World War I.
- The closest airport to Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF) is Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSW of MXF.
- The 1931-1932 faculty included Army Air Corps, Army Infantry, Army Chemical Warfare Service, and Army Field Artillery instructors.
- Maxwell AFB is also the site of Federal Prison Camp, Montgomery.
- In May 1928 General Benjamin Foulois, General Fechet's assistant, during an inspection visit with Third Army commander General Frank Parker to Maxwell Field mentioned that the Air Corps Tactical School would be moving to a still undecided location.
- In addition to being known as "Maxwell Air Force Base", another name for MXF is "Maxwell AFB".