Nonstop flight route between Cumberland, Maryland, United States and Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (CBE), Cumberland, Maryland, United States and Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR), Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 542 miles (or 872 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 Greater Cumberland Regional Airport and Kincheloe Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CBE / KCBE |
Airport Name: | Greater Cumberland Regional Airport |
Location: | Cumberland, Maryland, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°36'56"N by 78°45'38"W |
Area Served: | Cumberland, Maryland |
Operator/Owner: | Potomac Highlands Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 775 feet (236 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CBE |
More Information: | CBE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | INR / |
Airport Name: | Kincheloe Air Force Base |
Location: | Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°15'2"N by 84°28'20"W |
View all routes: | Routes from INR |
More Information: | INR Maps & Info |
Facts about Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (CBE):
- Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (CBE) has 2 runways.
- Greater Cumberland Regional Airport is a public airport in the town of Wiley Ford in Mineral County, West Virginia.
- Because of Greater Cumberland Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 775 feet, planes can take off or land at Greater Cumberland Regional 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.
- On the second level of the airport terminal is the Cohongaronta Gallery with an array of displays on the history of the Potomac Highlands area.
- The closest airport to Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (CBE) is Eastern WV Regional Airport (MRB), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) ESE of CBE.
- The Cumberland Greater Regional Airport was used for a 1.6-mile airport course run in Wiley Ford, West Virginia in the 1950s and 1960s.
- The furthest airport from Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (CBE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,576 miles (18,630 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR):
- In December 1965, the Department of Defense announced a decision to close Kincheloe AFB by October 1971.
- The furthest airport from Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,103 miles (17,869 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR) is Chippewa County International Airport (CIU), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of INR.
- In September 1959, Kinross AFB was officially renamed Kincheloe Air Force Base in honor of the late Captain Iven Kincheloe, a native of Cassopolis in southwestern Michigan.
- During World War II, the Soo Locks were considered vital to the war efforts.
- In November, 1961, following two years of construction, the 4239th Strategic Wing of the Strategic Air Command arrived with B-52 bombers.
- Kinross was considered a vital Air Defense Command base, an alert-status military base equipped with interceptors ready 24/7 to respond to unknown aircraft picked up by Ground Control Radar stations in the Great Lakes region.