Nonstop flight route between Macon, Georgia, United States and Yambol (Jambol), Bulgaria:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from MAC to JAM:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- MAC Airport Information
- JAM Airport Information
- Facts about MAC
- Facts about JAM
- Map of Nearest Airports to MAC
- List of Nearest Airports to MAC
- Map of Furthest Airports from MAC
- List of Furthest Airports from MAC
- Map of Nearest Airports to JAM
- List of Nearest Airports to JAM
- Map of Furthest Airports from JAM
- List of Furthest Airports from JAM
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown Airport (MAC), Macon, Georgia, United States and Bezmer Air Base (JAM), Yambol (Jambol), Bulgaria would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,604 miles (or 9,018 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 Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown Airport and Bezmer Air 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 Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown Airport and Bezmer Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MAC / KMAC |
Airport Name: | Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown Airport |
Location: | Macon, Georgia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°49'19"N by 83°33'42"W |
Area Served: | Macon, Georgia |
Operator/Owner: | City of Macon |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 437 feet (133 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MAC |
More Information: | MAC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JAM / |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Yambol (Jambol), Bulgaria |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°27'16"N by 26°21'7"E |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 509 feet (155 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JAM |
More Information: | JAM Maps & Info |
Facts about Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown Airport (MAC):
- During the summer of 1942, the 1llth and the 154th Observation Squadrons spent two months at Macon AAF on maneuvers.
- For the remainder of the war, training of aviation quartermaster truck companies took place at the airfield.
- Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown Airport (MAC) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown Airport (MAC) is Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) SSW of MAC.
- The furthest airport from Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown Airport (MAC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,359 miles (18,280 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- On January 7, 1942, the City of Macon leased the airport's 296 acres to the Army for the duration, the name of the facility being changed to Macon Army Air Base, although the facility was also known as "Smart Field".
- Because of Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown Airport's relatively low elevation of 437 feet, planes can take off or land at Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown 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.
- Macon Downtown Airport covers an area of 401 acres at an elevation of 437 feet above mean sea level.
Facts about Bezmer Air Base (JAM):
- The strategic location and particularly favorable weather conditions of the area was appreciated already during World War I, when the Imperial German Air Service built in Yambol a base for zeppelins used for reconnaissance and bombing missions to Romania, Russia, Sudan and Malta.
- In addition to being known as "Bezmer Air Base", another name for JAM is "LBIA".
- Aircraft and personnel from Bezmer have recently been participating in a number of joint military exercises including the PfP "Cooperative Key" in Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania and France, ‘Immediate Response 2005’ and the Bulgarian-American-Romanian "Immediate Response 2006".
- Because of Bezmer Air Base's relatively low elevation of 509 feet, planes can take off or land at Bezmer Air Base 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.
- The closest airport to Bezmer Air Base (JAM) is Stara Zagora Airport (SZR), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) W of JAM.
- Bezmer Air Base (JAM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Bezmer Air Base (JAM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,287 miles (18,164 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.