Nonstop flight route between Greenville, Mississippi, United States and Cold Bay, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mid-Delta Regional Airport (GLH), Greenville, Mississippi, United States and Cold Bay Airport (CDB), Cold Bay, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,660 miles (or 5,890 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 Mid-Delta Regional Airport and Cold Bay 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 Mid-Delta Regional Airport and Cold Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Mid-Delta Regional Airport (GLH):

• Mid-Delta Regional Airport is the only commercial airport located in the Mississippi Delta.
• Historically, the airport had scheduled passenger service provided by Southern Airways with Douglas DC-9-10 jetliners.
• The furthest airport from Mid-Delta Regional Airport (GLH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,941 miles (17,608 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Mid-Delta Regional Airport (GLH) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Mid-Delta Regional Airport (GLH) is Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) E of GLH.
• Because of Mid-Delta Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 131 feet, planes can take off or land at Mid-Delta 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.

Facts about Cold Bay Airport (CDB):

• On September 8, 1973 World Airways Flight 802 a Military Airlift Command cargo flight crashed into Mount Dutton when on approach to Cold Bay.
• Because of Cold Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 102 feet, planes can take off or land at Cold Bay 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.
• Cold Bay's main runway is the fifth-largest in Alaska and was built during World War II.
• The furthest airport from Cold Bay Airport (CDB) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,968 miles (17,652 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
• Cold Bay Airport (CDB) has 2 runways.
• The airport was constructed during World War II as Fort Randall Army Airfield during the secret military buildup of the Territory of Alaska that began in 1941.
• The closest airport to Cold Bay Airport (CDB) is King Cove Airport (KVC), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) ESE of CDB.
• According to Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 9,105 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 8,968 enplanements in 2009, and 9,261 in 2010.
• It was redesignated from Army Air Base to an Air Force Base on 28 March 1948 along with seven other Army Air Bases in Alaska.
• In addition to being known as "Cold Bay Airport", other names for CDB include "Cold Bay Air Force Station" and "Fort Randall Army Airfield".