Nonstop flight route between Columbus, Mississippi, United States and Churchill, Manitoba, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Columbus Air Force Base (CBM), Columbus, Mississippi, United States and Churchill Airport (YYQ), Churchill, Manitoba, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,753 miles (or 2,822 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 relatively short distance between Columbus Air Force Base and Churchill Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Columbus Air Force Base (CBM):

• In preparation for this transfer, Air Training Command had activated the 3650th Pilot Training Wing at Columbus on 15 February.
• No one designated or suggested a name for the new base until 22 January 1942.
• 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.
• About half the pilots in the Air Force today went through basic and primary flight training at Columbus AFB.
• During World War II, the training load gradually increased until Columbus was graduating 195 pilots per month.
• Columbus Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately 9 miles north of Columbus, Mississippi.
• In addition to being known as "Columbus Air Force Base", another name for CBM is "Columbus AFB".
• 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.
• But while the Air Force’s pilot training requirements were decreasing, its strategic air arm was expanding.During the 1950s, Strategic Air Command wings had become extremely large.

Facts about Churchill Airport (YYQ):

• The closest airport to Churchill Airport (YYQ) is Tadoule Lake Airport (XTL), which is located 159 miles (257 kilometers) W of YYQ.
• The furthest airport from Churchill Airport (YYQ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,264 miles (16,518 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Churchill Airport (YYQ) has 2 runways.
• Churchill Airport is located 3 nautical miles east southeast of Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.
• Because of Churchill Airport's relatively low elevation of 96 feet, planes can take off or land at Churchill 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.