Nonstop flight route between Midland, Texas, United States and Montgomery, Alabama, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Midland International AirportMidland Army Airfield (MAF), Midland, Texas, United States and Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF), Montgomery, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 926 miles (or 1,490 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 Midland International AirportMidland Army Airfield and Maxwell Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MAF / KMAF |
Airport Name: | Midland International AirportMidland Army Airfield |
Location: | Midland, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°56'32"N by 102°12'6"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Midland |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2871 feet (875 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from MAF |
More Information: | MAF 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 Midland International AirportMidland Army Airfield (MAF):
- By the 1990s several of the new-entrant carriers had pulled out and most of the remaining airlines had downgraded to regional jets.
- Midland-Odessa Regional Airport opened its new passenger terminal in the early 1960s.
- In 2012 the Midland City Council amended a contract allowing three teams of experts, the Midland International Airport, Parkhill, and Smith & Cooper which will permit them to provide all of the necessary elements to complete a commercial space launch site application.
- The first group of cadets, Class 42–6, arrived for training from Ellington, Texas, on February 6, 1942.
- The furthest airport from Midland International AirportMidland Army Airfield (MAF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,209 miles (18,038 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Midland International AirportMidland Army Airfield (MAF) has 4 runways.
- Midland Army Air Field was home to the Army Air Forces Bombardier School, one of a dozen bombardier-training schools.
- The closest airport to Midland International AirportMidland Army Airfield (MAF) is Midland Airpark (MDD), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NE of MAF.
- The late 1970s 'oil boom' led to economic growth in Midland-Odessa and many more flights by the incumbent airlines and new-entrants like Southwest Airlines.
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.
- On January 15, 1929, it was announced that the ACTS would be twice as large as originally planned.
- Toward the end of February 1910, the Wright Brothers decided to open one of the world's earliest flying schools at the site that would subsequently become Maxwell AFB.
- Hill continued to argue for the attack group to be placed at Maxwell Field.
- In addition to being known as "Maxwell Air Force Base", another name for MXF is "Maxwell AFB".
- Maxwell AFB is the headquarters of Air University, a major component of Air Education and Training Command, and is the U.S.
- On January 25, 1930, President Herbert Hoover asked Congress to re-appropriate an additional $100,000 for the main school building at Maxwell Field.
- Maxwell AFB is also the site of Federal Prison Camp, Montgomery.
- 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 Aviation Repair Depot's land was leased by the U.S.
- The only operational flying unit at Maxwell is the Air Force Reserve Command's 908th Airlift Wing and subordinate 357th Airlift Squadron, which operates eight C-130H aircraft.