Nonstop flight route between Agatti Island, India and Columbus, Mississippi, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Agatti Aerodrome (AGX), Agatti Island, India and Columbus Air Force Base (CBM), Columbus, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,110 miles (or 14,662 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 Agatti Aerodrome and Columbus Air Force 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 Agatti Aerodrome and Columbus Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Agatti Aerodrome (AGX):

• The furthest airport from Agatti Aerodrome (AGX) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,303 miles (18,191 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• The closest airport to Agatti Aerodrome (AGX) is Mangalore Airport (IXE), which is located 235 miles (379 kilometers) NE of AGX.
• Agatti Aerodrome (AGX) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Agatti Aerodrome", another name for AGX is "अगेती हवाई अड्डा".
• Because of Agatti Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Agatti Aerodrome 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.
• Agatti airport is spread over 18.56 hectares.

Facts about Columbus Air Force Base (CBM):

• The installation's history began 26 June 1941, when the War Department approved establishment of an Army Air Field for the Columbus, Mississippi area.
• In addition to being known as "Columbus Air Force Base", another name for CBM is "Columbus AFB".
• In preparation for this transfer, Air Training Command had activated the 3650th Pilot Training Wing at Columbus on 15 February.
• Columbus Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately 9 miles north of Columbus, Mississippi.
• When the war ended in 1945, the base strength had reached a peak of 2,300 enlisted men, 300 officers, and an average of 250 pilot cadets per class.
• In 1965 the 454th converted to B-52D, which was re-engineered for conventional bomb missions over Southeast Asia, although some B-52Cs were also assigned during 1968–69.
• The closest airport to Columbus Air Force Base (CBM) is Columbus-Lowndes County Airport (UBS), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SSE of CBM.
• Columbus AFB has been training Air Force pilots since World War II, and that mission continues today.
• The base began an active four-year rebuilding program to prepare the base for its new mission and to be part of SAC's base dispersal system.
• On 8 January 1943, the War Department constituted and activated the 30th Flying Training Wing at Columbus and assigned it to the AAF Eastern Flying Training Command.
• The furthest airport from Columbus Air Force Base (CBM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,088 miles (17,844 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.