Nonstop flight route between Talladega, Alabama, United States and Houston, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Talladega Municipal Airport (ASN), Talladega, Alabama, United States and Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), Houston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 602 miles (or 968 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 Talladega Municipal Airport and Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Talladega Municipal Airport (ASN):

• Talladega Municipal Airport (ASN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Talladega Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 529 feet, planes can take off or land at Talladega Municipal 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.
• The closest airport to Talladega Municipal Airport (ASN) is Anniston Regional Airport (ANB), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) E of ASN.
• The furthest airport from Talladega Municipal Airport (ASN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,224 miles (18,063 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD):

• New construction designated under the "Grow the Army" project was completed in 2010.
• Ellington Field was also a site for the USAAC Bombardier School, also known as "the Bombardment Academy of the Air." At Ellington Field, officials planned to train 4,480 bombardier cadets per year.
• The closest airport to Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) is William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WNW of EFD.
• For the first months of operation, Ellington Field had no pilot fatalities.
• Also the possibility of a new municipal airfield endangered the existence of Ellington Field, rumors circulated throughout the Texas National Guard that the War Department wanted to transfer the aviation schools at Kelly and Brooks Fields to Houston.
• The Texas National Guard and 36th Infantry Division bought most of the airfield's buildings, but the field remained unused.
• During World War I, Ellington served as an advanced flight training base.
• Navigation training was enhanced at Ellington when the Air Force installed a microwave navigation system.
• The furthest airport from Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,008 miles (17,716 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field", another name for EFD is "Ellington Field JRB".