Nonstop flight route between Cut Bank, Montana, United States and Columbus, New Mexico, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cut Bank Municipal AirportCut Bank Army Air Field (CTB), Cut Bank, Montana, United States and Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS), Columbus, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,186 miles (or 1,908 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 Cut Bank Municipal AirportCut Bank Army Air Field and Columbus Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CTB / KCTB |
Airport Name: | Cut Bank Municipal AirportCut Bank Army Air Field |
Location: | Cut Bank, Montana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°36'29"N by 112°22'33"W |
Area Served: | Cut Bank, Montana |
Operator/Owner: | Cut Bank and Glacier County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3854 feet (1,175 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CTB |
More Information: | CTB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CUS / |
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Location: | Columbus, New Mexico, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°49'29"N by 107°37'55"W |
Elevation: | 4024 feet (1,227 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CUS |
More Information: | CUS Maps & Info |
Facts about Cut Bank Municipal AirportCut Bank Army Air Field (CTB):
- Cut Bank Municipal AirportCut Bank Army Air Field (CTB) has 2 runways.
- During World War II Cut Bank Army Air Field was used by the Second Air Force as an auxiliary heavy bomber training airfield, being controlled by Great Falls Army Air Base.
- Cut Bank Municipal Airport covers 1,730 acres at an elevation of 3,854 feet.
- The closest airport to Cut Bank Municipal AirportCut Bank Army Air Field (CTB) is Shelby Airport (SBX), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) ESE of CTB.
- The furthest airport from Cut Bank Municipal AirportCut Bank Army Air Field (CTB) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,461 miles (16,835 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
Facts about Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS):
- The furthest airport from Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,433 miles (18,400 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Columbus Municipal Airport", other names for CUS include "Historical Airport", "Modern Airfield" and "0NM0".
- The closest airport to Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS) is Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield (DMN), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) N of CUS.
- Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS) currently has only 1 runway.
- After World War I, Columbus Airfield was used by the Army as part of their patrol flights along the Mexican border.
- Because of Columbus Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,024 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CUS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CUS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- After World War II, the airport was expanded to an all-way landing area measuring 3,610' east/west & 2,610' north/south.
- Using its base in Columbus, the 1st Aero Squadron concentrated on carrying mail and dispatches between Columbus and Pershing's Army columns moving south into Mexico.
- Pershing crossed the border with 6,600 men a week after the Columbus raid.