Nonstop flight route between Columbus, Mississippi, United States and Berbérati, Central African Republic:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Columbus Air Force Base (CBM), Columbus, Mississippi, United States and Berbérati Airport (BBT), Berbérati, Central African Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,868 miles (or 11,053 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 Berbérati 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 Berbérati 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: | BBT / FEFT |
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| Location: | Berbérati, Central African Republic |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°13'9"N by 15°47'12"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1929 feet (588 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BBT |
| More Information: | BBT Maps & Info |
Facts about Columbus Air Force Base (CBM):
- In addition to being known as "Columbus Air Force Base", another name for CBM is "Columbus AFB".
- On 8 January 1943, the War Department constituted and activated the 30th Flying Training Wing at Columbus and assigned it to the AAF Eastern Flying Training Command.
- In addition, Columbus Air Force Base was designated as an alternate NASA Space Shuttle Landing Site when that program was in operation.
- 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 citizens' efforts bore fruit.
- 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.
- The first KC-135 Stratotanker, piloted by the wing commander, landed on the new runway on 7 January 1959.
Facts about Berbérati Airport (BBT):
- The closest airport to Berbérati Airport (BBT) is Carnot Airport (CRF), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) N of BBT.
- The furthest airport from Berbérati Airport (BBT) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is located 11,958 miles (19,244 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
- In addition to being known as "Berbérati Airport", another name for BBT is "Berbérati".
- Berbérati Airport (BBT) currently has only 1 runway.
