Nonstop flight route between Hoonah, Alaska, United States and Columbus, Mississippi, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hoonah Airport (HNH), Hoonah, Alaska, United States and Columbus Air Force Base (CBM), Columbus, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,736 miles (or 4,403 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 Hoonah 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 Hoonah 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 Hoonah Airport (HNH):

• Because of Hoonah Airport's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Hoonah 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.
• Hoonah Airport has one runway designated 6/24 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,997 by 75 feet.
• Hoonah Airport (HNH) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Hoonah Airport (HNH) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,553 miles (16,984 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• The closest airport to Hoonah Airport (HNH) is Funter Bay Seaplane Base (FNR), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) ENE of HNH.

Facts about Columbus Air Force Base (CBM):

• During World War II, the training load gradually increased until Columbus was graduating 195 pilots per month.
• In addition to being known as "Columbus Air Force Base", another name for CBM is "Columbus AFB".
• The base began as a training facility for fighters and bombers.
• With the end of World War II, Columbus AAF was first placed on "reduced activity status", and was inactivated on 15 August 1946.
• 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 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.
• 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.
• When the war ended in 1945, the base strength had reached a peak of 2,300 enlisted men, 300 officers, and an average of 250 pilot cadets per class.
• According to the United States Census Bureau, the base has a total area of 18.2 km², all land.