Nonstop flight route between Dinder, Sudan and Columbus, Mississippi, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Galegu Airport (DNX), Dinder, Sudan and Columbus Air Force Base (CBM), Columbus, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,543 miles (or 12,140 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 Galegu Airport and Columbus Air Force Base, 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 Galegu Airport and Columbus Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Galegu Airport (DNX):

• The furthest airport from Galegu Airport (DNX) is Manihi Airport (XMH), which is nearly antipodal to Galegu Airport (meaning Galegu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihi Airport), and is located 12,285 miles (19,770 kilometers) away in Manihi, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Galegu Airport (DNX) is Humera Airport (HUE), which is located 151 miles (244 kilometers) NE of DNX.

Facts about Columbus Air Force Base (CBM):

• The host unit at Columbus is the 14th Flying Training Wing assigned to the Air Education and Training Command.
• 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.
• In 1965 the 454th converted to B-52D, which was re-engineered for conventional bomb missions over Southeast Asia, although some B-52Cs were also assigned during 1968–69.
• 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.
• 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.
• In 1992, ATC was inactivated and the 14 FTW came under the newly created Air Education and Training Command and AETC's 19th Air Force.
• Columbus was initially assigned to the AAF Southeast Training Center with the Army Air Force Pilot School activated.