Nonstop flight route between Columbus, Mississippi, United States and Bario, Sarawak, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Columbus Air Force Base (CBM), Columbus, Mississippi, United States and Bario Kelabit Airport (BBN), Bario, Sarawak, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,419 miles (or 15,159 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 Columbus Air Force Base and Bario Kelabit Airport, 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 Columbus Air Force Base and Bario Kelabit Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CBM / KCBM |
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| Location: | Columbus, Mississippi, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°38'38"N by 88°26'38"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from CBM |
| More Information: | CBM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BBN / WBGZ |
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| Location: | Bario, Sarawak, Malaysia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°44'12"N by 115°28'9"E |
| Area Served: | Bario, Sarawak, Malaysia |
| Operator/Owner: | Malaysia Airports Sdn. Bhd. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3450 feet (1,052 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BBN |
| More Information: | BBN Maps & Info |
Facts about Columbus Air Force Base (CBM):
- Columbus was initially assigned to the AAF Southeast Training Center with the Army Air Force Pilot School activated.
- The base began as a training facility for fighters and bombers.
- In addition to being known as "Columbus Air Force Base", another name for CBM is "Columbus AFB".
- Columbus AFB has been training Air Force pilots since World War II, and that mission continues today.
- As the demand for pilots to support the war in Southeast Asia increased, the number of B-52s based stateside fell because they were needed overseas.
- 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.
- 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 end of World War II, Columbus AAF was first placed on "reduced activity status", and was inactivated on 15 August 1946.
Facts about Bario Kelabit Airport (BBN):
- The furthest airport from Bario Kelabit Airport (BBN) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is nearly antipodal to Bario Kelabit Airport (meaning Bario Kelabit Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tefé Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,970 kilometers) away in Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Bario Kelabit Airport", other names for BBN include "Lapangan Terbang Bario Kelabit" and "BBN[1]".
- The closest airport to Bario Kelabit Airport (BBN) is Juvai Semaring Airport (LBW), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) ENE of BBN.
- Bario Kelabit Airport (BBN) currently has only 1 runway.
