Nonstop flight route between Columbus, Mississippi, United States and Beersheba, Israel:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Columbus Air Force Base (CBM), Columbus, Mississippi, United States and Be'er Sheva Airport (BEV), Beersheba, Israel would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,621 miles (or 10,655 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 Be'er Sheva 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 Be'er Sheva Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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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.
• With the Korean War at an end and pilot production needs dropping, the decision was made to close the contract flying school at Columbus.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Columbus Air Force Base", another name for CBM is "Columbus AFB".
• In preparation for this transfer, Air Training Command had activated the 3650th Pilot Training Wing at Columbus on 15 February.
• Columbus AFB has been training Air Force pilots since World War II, and that mission continues today.
• During World War II, the training load gradually increased until Columbus was graduating 195 pilots per month.
• The base began as a training facility for fighters and bombers.
• Due to the efforts of Lt Col Joseph B.

Facts about Be'er Sheva Airport (BEV):

• The furthest airport from Be'er Sheva Airport (BEV) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,719 miles (18,860 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• Be'er Sheva Airport (BEV) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Be'er Sheva Airport", another name for BEV is "שְׂדֵה תֵּימָן".
• Because of Be'er Sheva Airport's relatively low elevation of 656 feet, planes can take off or land at Be'er Sheva 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.
• The closest airport to Be'er Sheva Airport (BEV) is Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) WNW of BEV.