Nonstop flight route between Columbus, Mississippi, United States and Yanji, Jilin, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Columbus Air Force Base (CBM), Columbus, Mississippi, United States and Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ), Yanji, Jilin, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,632 miles (or 10,674 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 Yanji Chaoyangchuan 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 Yanji Chaoyangchuan 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 first KC-135 Stratotanker, piloted by the wing commander, landed on the new runway on 7 January 1959.
• In addition to being known as "Columbus Air Force Base", another name for CBM is "Columbus AFB".
• With the Korean War at an end and pilot production needs dropping, the decision was made to close the contract flying school at Columbus.
• In addition, Columbus Air Force Base was designated as an alternate NASA Space Shuttle Landing Site when that program was in operation.
• 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 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.
• Communist troops from North Korea violated South Korea's borders and fighting broke out in 1950.
• The base began as a training facility for fighters and bombers.

Facts about Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ):

• In addition to being known as "Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport", other names for YNJ include "延吉朝阳川机场Yánjí Chāoyángchuān Jīchǎng" and "연길조양천공항延吉朝陽川空港Yeongil Joyangcheon Gonghang".
• The closest airport to Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ) is Chongjin Airport (RGO), which is located 101 miles (162 kilometers) S of YNJ.
• Because of Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport's relatively low elevation of 623 feet, planes can take off or land at Yanji Chaoyangchuan 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.
• Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport handled 1,016,274 passengers last year.
• Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ) is Miramar Airport (MJR), which is located 11,936 miles (19,209 kilometers) away in Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina.