Nonstop flight route between Columbus, Mississippi, United States and Mariupol, Ukraine:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Columbus Air Force Base (CBM), Columbus, Mississippi, United States and Mariupol International Airport (MPW), Mariupol, Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,928 miles (or 9,541 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 Mariupol International 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 Mariupol International 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):

• During World War II, the training load gradually increased until Columbus was graduating 195 pilots per month.
• The citizens' efforts bore fruit.
• Columbus Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately 9 miles north of Columbus, Mississippi.
• Communist troops from North Korea violated South Korea's borders and fighting broke out in 1950.
• 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 preparation for this transfer, Air Training Command had activated the 3650th Pilot Training Wing at Columbus on 15 February.
• In addition to being known as "Columbus Air Force Base", another name for CBM is "Columbus AFB".
• 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.

Facts about Mariupol International Airport (MPW):

• In 2004, the airport transported over 11,000 passengers.
• In 1967, airport underwent new constructions with the runway and the airport terminal.
• The closest airport to Mariupol International Airport (MPW) is Berdyansk Airport (ERD), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) WSW of MPW.
• In addition to being known as "Mariupol International Airport", other names for MPW include ""Міжнародний Aеропорт "Маріуполь"" and ""Международный Аэропорт "Мариуполь"".
• Mariupol International Airport (MPW) has 3 runways.
• The furthest airport from Mariupol International Airport (MPW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,790 miles (17,366 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Mariupol International Airport's relatively low elevation of 251 feet, planes can take off or land at Mariupol International 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.