Nonstop flight route between Columbus, Mississippi, United States and Cimei, Taiwan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Columbus Air Force Base (CBM), Columbus, Mississippi, United States and Qimei Airport (CMJ), Cimei, Taiwan would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,102 miles (or 13,039 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 Qimei 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 Qimei 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: | CMJ / RCCM |
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Location: | Cimei, Taiwan |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°12'47"N by 119°25'3"E |
Area Served: | Cimei, Penghu County, Taiwan |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aeronautics Administration |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 63 feet (19 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CMJ |
More Information: | CMJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Columbus Air Force Base (CBM):
- No one designated or suggested a name for the new base until 22 January 1942.
- In addition to being known as "Columbus Air Force Base", another name for CBM is "Columbus AFB".
- In addition, Columbus Air Force Base was designated as an alternate NASA Space Shuttle Landing Site when that program was in operation.
- The base began an active four-year rebuilding program to prepare the base for its new mission and to be part of SAC's base dispersal system.
- 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.
- Columbus AFB was established in 1941 as Air Corps Advanced Flying School, Columbus, Mississippi.
- The school used a number of trainers, including the AT-8, AT-9, AT-10, and B-25.
- 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 1965 the 454th converted to B-52D, which was re-engineered for conventional bomb missions over Southeast Asia, although some B-52Cs were also assigned during 1968–69.
Facts about Qimei Airport (CMJ):
- The furthest airport from Qimei Airport (CMJ) is Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG), which is nearly antipodal to Qimei Airport (meaning Qimei Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport), and is located 12,356 miles (19,885 kilometers) away in Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay.
- Qimei Airport (CMJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Qimei Airport", other names for CMJ include "七美航空站澎湖七美機場" and "Qīměi HángkōngzhànPēnghú Qīměi Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Qimei Airport (CMJ) is Wang-an Airport (WOT), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NNE of CMJ.
- Because of Qimei Airport's relatively low elevation of 63 feet, planes can take off or land at Qimei 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.