Nonstop flight route between Glen Canyon, Utah, United States and Columbus, Mississippi, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bullfrog Basin Airport (BFG), Glen Canyon, Utah, United States and Columbus Air Force Base (CBM), Columbus, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,277 miles (or 2,055 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 Bullfrog Basin Airport and Columbus Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Bullfrog Basin Airport (BFG):

• In addition to being known as "Bullfrog Basin Airport", another name for BFG is "U07".
• The closest airport to Bullfrog Basin Airport (BFG) is Page Municipal Airport (PGA), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) SW of BFG.
• Bullfrog Basin Airport (BFG) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Bullfrog Basin Airport's high elevation of 4,167 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BFG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BFG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Bullfrog Basin Airport (BFG) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,157 miles (17,956 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.

Facts about Columbus Air Force Base (CBM):

• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Columbus Air Force Base", another name for CBM is "Columbus AFB".
• 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.
• With the Korean War at an end and pilot production needs dropping, the decision was made to close the contract flying school at Columbus.
• About half the pilots in the Air Force today went through basic and primary flight training at Columbus AFB.
• No one designated or suggested a name for the new base until 22 January 1942.
• Three years later, on 1 June 1972, Air Training Command discontinued the 3650th and activated the 14th Flying Training Wing in its place, assuming its equipment, personnel and mission.