Nonstop flight route between Fort Worth, Texas, United States and Montgomery, Alabama, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW), Fort Worth, Texas, United States and Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF), Montgomery, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 638 miles (or 1,027 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 Fort Worth Alliance Airport and Maxwell Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW):

• Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW) has 2 runways.
• Because of Fort Worth Alliance Airport's relatively low elevation of 722 feet, planes can take off or land at Fort Worth Alliance 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.
• Besides general aviation services, the airport serves as a maintenance hub for Fedex Express aircraft, and can serve as an auxiliary cargo-handling destination relieving FedEx's primary Dallas-area hub at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
• Alliance filled-in for Los Angeles International Airport during the filming of the short-lived 2004 TV drama LAX.
• The furthest airport from Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,936 miles (17,600 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW) is Fort Worth Meacham Int'l Airport (FTW), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSW of AFW.

Facts about Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF):

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• On December 17, 1929, Congressman Lister Hill introduced a bill to appropriate $320,000 for the acquiring of 1,075 acres of land in Montgomery County as a part of an expansion program for Maxwell Field.
• The Air Corps Tactical School opened July 15, 1931.
• In addition to being known as "Maxwell Air Force Base", another name for MXF is "Maxwell AFB".
• Hill continued to argue for the attack group to be placed at Maxwell Field.