Nonstop flight route between Cross City, Florida, United States and Columbus, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cross City Airport (CTY), Cross City, Florida, United States and Columbus Air Force Base (CBM), Columbus, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 419 miles (or 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 relatively short distance between Cross City Airport and Columbus Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CTY / KCTY |
| Airport Name: | Cross City Airport |
| Location: | Cross City, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°38'8"N by 83°6'16"W |
| Area Served: | Cross City, Florida |
| Operator/Owner: | Dixie County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CTY |
| More Information: | CTY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CBM / KCBM |
| Airport Names: |
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| 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 |
Facts about Cross City Airport (CTY):
- The closest airport to Cross City Airport (CTY) is George T. Lewis Airport (CDK), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) S of CTY.
- After the war, the airfield was returned to civil control.
- Because of Cross City Airport's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Cross City 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.
- Cross City Airport (CTY) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Cross City Airport (CTY) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,386 miles (18,324 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Columbus Air Force Base (CBM):
- 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.
- During their involvement in the Vietnam War, the 454th Combat Support Group operated Columbus AFB.
- 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".
- About half the pilots in the Air Force today went through basic and primary flight training at 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 base began as a training facility for fighters and bombers.
