Nonstop flight route between Columbus, Mississippi, United States and Soroti, Uganda:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from CBM to SRT:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- CBM Airport Information
- SRT Airport Information
- Facts about CBM
- Facts about SRT
- Map of Nearest Airports to CBM
- List of Nearest Airports to CBM
- Map of Furthest Airports from CBM
- List of Furthest Airports from CBM
- Map of Nearest Airports to SRT
- List of Nearest Airports to SRT
- Map of Furthest Airports from SRT
- List of Furthest Airports from SRT
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Columbus Air Force Base (CBM), Columbus, Mississippi, United States and Soroti Airport (SRT), Soroti, Uganda would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,956 miles (or 12,805 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 Soroti 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 Soroti 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 |
| Airport Names: |
|
| 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: | SRT / HUSO |
| Airport Names: |
|
| Location: | Soroti, Uganda |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°43'30"N by 33°37'15"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Uganda Civil Aviation Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
| Elevation: | 3641 feet (1,110 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SRT |
| More Information: | SRT Maps & Info |
Facts about Columbus Air Force Base (CBM):
- Due to the efforts of Lt Col Joseph B.
- With the end of World War II, Columbus AAF was first placed on "reduced activity status", and was inactivated on 15 August 1946.
- 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.
- 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.
- The installation's history began 26 June 1941, when the War Department approved establishment of an Army Air Field for the Columbus, Mississippi area.
- As the demand for pilots to support the war in Southeast Asia increased, the number of B-52s based stateside fell because they were needed overseas.
- About half the pilots in the Air Force today went through basic and primary flight training at Columbus AFB.
Facts about Soroti Airport (SRT):
- The closest airport to Soroti Airport (SRT) is Jinja Airport (JIN), which is located 93 miles (149 kilometers) SSW of SRT.
- After a twenty seven 27 year period of neglect and mismanagement, the East African Flying Academy, commonly known as the Soroti Flying School is to undergo a US$900,000 renovation.
- In addition to being known as "Soroti Airport", another name for SRT is "Soroti".
- The furthest airport from Soroti Airport (SRT) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,685 miles (18,806 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- The second runway has a laterite surface and measures 769.5 metres long.
- Soroti Airport (SRT) has 2 runways.
