Nonstop flight route between Benson, Minnesota, United States and Tuskegee, Alabama, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Benson Municipal Airport (BBB), Benson, Minnesota, United States and Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE), Tuskegee, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,032 miles (or 1,661 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 Benson Municipal Airport and Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Benson Municipal Airport (BBB):

• Benson Municipal Airport (BBB) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Benson Municipal Airport (BBB) is Montevideo-Chippewa County Airport (MVE), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) S of BBB.
• The furthest airport from Benson Municipal Airport (BBB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,636 miles (17,116 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE):

• On 13 October 1942 the 332d Fighter Group was activated at Tuskegee, and the pre-existing 100th Fighter Squadron was assigned to it.
• Because of Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 253 feet, planes can take off or land at Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield 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 furthest airport from Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,228 miles (18,070 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield", another name for TGE is "AL73".
• Five of the aviation cadets at Tuskegee entered advanced flying training with P-40 Warhawks in January 1942.
• The purpose of the airfield having been reactivated is unknown, although the old ramp area was used as an asphalt plant for a number of years.
• Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE) is Auburn University Regional Airport (AUO), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) ENE of TGE.
• Tuskegee AAF was inactivated in 1946, and the property reverted to the town of Tuskegee.
• The first class of African-American aviation cadets entered the second phase of military flight training at Tuskegee AAF on 8 November 1941, under military instructors.
• The Tuskegee airfield was evidently closed once again at some point between 1965–71, as it was not listed among active airfields in the 1971 Flight Guide.