Nonstop flight route between Columbus, Mississippi, United States and Cepu, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Columbus Air Force Base (CBM), Columbus, Mississippi, United States and Ngloram Airport (CPF), Cepu, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,207 miles (or 16,427 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 Ngloram 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 Ngloram 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: | CPF / WRSC |
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| Location: | Cepu, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°11'40"S by 111°32'53"E |
| Elevation: | 80 feet (24 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CPF |
| More Information: | CPF Maps & Info |
Facts about Columbus Air Force Base (CBM):
- 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 to being known as "Columbus Air Force Base", another name for CBM is "Columbus AFB".
- During their involvement in the Vietnam War, the 454th Combat Support Group operated Columbus AFB.
- During World War II, the training load gradually increased until Columbus was graduating 195 pilots per month.
- The first KC-135 Stratotanker, piloted by the wing commander, landed on the new runway on 7 January 1959.
- 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.
- When the war ended in 1945, the base strength had reached a peak of 2,300 enlisted men, 300 officers, and an average of 250 pilot cadets per class.
- 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 installation's history began 26 June 1941, when the War Department approved establishment of an Army Air Field for the Columbus, Mississippi area.
Facts about Ngloram Airport (CPF):
- Because of Ngloram Airport's relatively low elevation of 80 feet, planes can take off or land at Ngloram 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 furthest airport from Ngloram Airport (CPF) is Elorza Airport (EOZ), which is nearly antipodal to Ngloram Airport (meaning Ngloram Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Elorza Airport), and is located 12,365 miles (19,899 kilometers) away in Elorza, Venezuela.
- The closest airport to Ngloram Airport (CPF) is Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG), which is located 82 miles (132 kilometers) W of CPF.
- Ngloram Airport (CPF) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Ngloram Airport", another name for CPF is "Bandar Udara Ngloram".
