Nonstop flight route between Dothan, Alabama, United States and Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from DHN to MTC:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- DHN Airport Information
- MTC Airport Information
- Facts about DHN
- Facts about MTC
- Map of Nearest Airports to DHN
- List of Nearest Airports to DHN
- Map of Furthest Airports from DHN
- List of Furthest Airports from DHN
- Map of Nearest Airports to MTC
- List of Nearest Airports to MTC
- Map of Furthest Airports from MTC
- List of Furthest Airports from MTC
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dothan Regional Airport (DHN), Dothan, Alabama, United States and Selfridge Air National Guard Base (MTC), Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 793 miles (or 1,276 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 Dothan Regional Airport and Selfridge Air National Guard Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DHN / KDHN |
| Airport Names: |
|
| Location: | Dothan, Alabama, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°19'15"N by 85°26'57"W |
| Area Served: | Dothan, Alabama |
| Operator/Owner: | Dothan-Houston County Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 401 feet (122 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DHN |
| More Information: | DHN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MTC / KMTC |
| Airport Names: |
|
| Location: | Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°36'29"N by 82°50'8"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from MTC |
| More Information: | MTC Maps & Info |
Facts about Dothan Regional Airport (DHN):
- On December 20, 1941, the first group of British cadets arrived for training.
- The furthest airport from Dothan Regional Airport (DHN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,230 miles (18,072 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Dothan Regional Airport covers 1,150 acres at an elevation of 401 feet above mean sea level.
- The field was deactivated on October 31, 1945, and the airfield and its improvements were made available to the City of Dothan and Houston County under an Agreement in 1946 which was jointly accepted at that time.
- Dothan Regional Airport (DHN) has 2 runways.
- In 1941 the United States Army Air Corps constructed Napier Field, named in honor of Major Edward L.
- Because of Dothan Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 401 feet, planes can take off or land at Dothan Regional 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.
- In addition to being known as "Dothan Regional Airport", another name for DHN is "(former Napier Army Airfield)".
- The closest airport to Dothan Regional Airport (DHN) is Hanchey Army Heliport (AHP) (HEY), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) W of DHN.
Facts about Selfridge Air National Guard Base (MTC):
- The closest airport to Selfridge Air National Guard Base (MTC) is Coleman A. Young International Airport (DET), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SSW of MTC.
- In 1965, the Strategic Air Command announced that the 4045th Air Refueling Wing was to be discontinued beginning in 1966.
- In addition to being known as "Selfridge Air National Guard Base", another name for MTC is "Selfridge ANGB".
- The host organization is the 127th Wing of the Michigan Air National Guard, but a variety of Air Force Reserve, Navy Reserve, Marine Corps, Army Reserve, Army National Guards and active duty Coast Guard units use the facility as well.
- The origins of Selfridge Air National Guard Base date to 1916 when a large tract of land on Lake St.
- Selfridge was a World War II army airfield of the First Air Force and the location where Colonel Lawrence P.
- The furthest airport from Selfridge Air National Guard Base (MTC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,298 miles (18,182 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Flying was considered impractical in Michigan during the winter months, so the student pilots were sent to Gerstner Field at Lake Charles, Louisiana, and to Chapman Field at Miami, Florida, and Selfridge was transformed into a mechanics school for the winter months.
- During the 1930s and 1940s, squadrons "from Selfridge performed maneuvers over Detroit, local citizens".
