Nonstop flight route between Coffman Cove, Alaska, United States and Montgomery, Alabama, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Coffman Cove Seaplane Base (KCC), Coffman Cove, Alaska, United States and Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF), Montgomery, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,744 miles (or 4,417 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 Coffman Cove Seaplane Base and Maxwell 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 Coffman Cove Seaplane Base and Maxwell 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 Coffman Cove Seaplane Base (KCC):

• The closest airport to Coffman Cove Seaplane Base (KCC) is North Whale Seaplane Base (WWP), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WNW of KCC.
• Because of Coffman Cove Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Coffman Cove Seaplane Base 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.
• The furthest airport from Coffman Cove Seaplane Base (KCC) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,609 miles (17,073 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
• Coffman Cove Seaplane Base (KCC) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF):

• In addition to being known as "Maxwell Air Force Base", another name for MXF is "Maxwell AFB".
• Toward the end of February 1910, the Wright Brothers decided to open one of the world's earliest flying schools at the site that would subsequently become Maxwell AFB.
• By early 1928 the decision of the attack group had come down to Shreveport, Louisiana, and Montgomery.
• The furthest airport from Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,193 miles (18,013 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The depot's first official flying mission was carried out after that.
• The closest airport to Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF) is Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSW of MXF.
• On January 25, 1930, President Herbert Hoover asked Congress to re-appropriate an additional $100,000 for the main school building at Maxwell Field.