Nonstop flight route between Columbus, Mississippi, United States and Blida, Algeria:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Columbus Air Force Base (CBM), Columbus, Mississippi, United States and Blida Airport (QLD), Blida, Algeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,950 miles (or 7,967 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 Blida 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 Blida 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 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.
• 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 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 addition to being known as "Columbus Air Force Base", another name for CBM is "Columbus AFB".
• The citizens' efforts bore fruit.
• The installation's history began 26 June 1941, when the War Department approved establishment of an Army Air Field for the Columbus, Mississippi area.
• During their involvement in the Vietnam War, the 454th Combat Support Group operated Columbus AFB.

Facts about Blida Airport (QLD):

• The closest airport to Blida Airport (QLD) is Boufarik Air Base (QFD), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) NE of QLD.
• Blida Airport (QLD) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Blida Airport", another name for QLD is "Blida Airport (Blida)".
• The furthest airport from Blida Airport (QLD) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Blida Airport (meaning Blida Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,133 miles (19,526 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
• Because of Blida Airport's relatively low elevation of 535 feet, planes can take off or land at Blida 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.