Nonstop flight route between Melinda, Belize and Columbus, New Mexico, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Melinda Airport (MDB), Melinda, Belize and Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS), Columbus, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,585 miles (or 2,550 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 Melinda Airport 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: | MDB / |
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Location: | Melinda, Belize |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°0'16"N by 88°18'15"W |
Area Served: | Melinda |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 101 feet (31 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MDB |
More Information: | MDB 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 Melinda Airport (MDB):
- In addition to being known as "Melinda Airport", another name for MDB is "Melinda Airport (Melinda)".
- The closest airport to Melinda Airport (MDB) is Dangriga Airport (DGA), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) ESE of MDB.
- Because of Melinda Airport's relatively low elevation of 101 feet, planes can take off or land at Melinda 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.
- Melinda Airport (MDB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Melinda Airport (MDB) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,959 miles (19,246 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
Facts about Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS):
- Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Columbus Municipal Airport", other names for CUS include "Historical Airport", "Modern Airfield" and "0NM0".
- The fliers arrived on 20 April 1916, and found four new Curtiss N-8s, an export version of the JN-4, the latest model of the Jenny.
- After World War I, Columbus Airfield was used by the Army as part of their patrol flights along the Mexican border.
- Columbus Municipal Airport is an abandoned airport in New Mexico.
- 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.
- Pershing crossed the border with 6,600 men a week after the Columbus raid.
- 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.
- 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.
- Today, efforts are being made to restore part of the airport and re-establish it as an active facility for general aviation.