Nonstop flight route between Kindamba, Republic of the Congo and Columbus, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kindamba Airport (KNJ), Kindamba, Republic of the Congo and Columbus Air Force Base (CBM), Columbus, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,115 miles (or 11,450 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 Kindamba 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 Kindamba Airport and Columbus Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KNJ / FCBK |
Airport Name: | Kindamba Airport |
Location: | Kindamba, Republic of the Congo |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°57'0"S by 14°31'1"E |
Area Served: | Kindamba, Republic of the Congo |
Elevation: | 1460 feet (445 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from KNJ |
More Information: | KNJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CBM / KCBM |
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Location: | Columbus, Mississippi, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°38'38"N by 88°26'38"W |
View all routes: | Routes from CBM |
More Information: | CBM Maps & Info |
Facts about Kindamba Airport (KNJ):
- The furthest airport from Kindamba Airport (KNJ) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,859 miles (19,086 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Kindamba Airport (KNJ) is Mouyondzi Airport (MUY), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) W of KNJ.
Facts about Columbus Air Force Base (CBM):
- 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.
- 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 1992, ATC was inactivated and the 14 FTW came under the newly created Air Education and Training Command and AETC's 19th Air Force.
- During World War II, the training load gradually increased until Columbus was graduating 195 pilots per month.
- With the Korean War at an end and pilot production needs dropping, the decision was made to close the contract flying school at Columbus.
- In addition to being known as "Columbus Air Force Base", another name for CBM is "Columbus AFB".
- About half the pilots in the Air Force today went through basic and primary flight training at Columbus AFB.
- The base began an active four-year rebuilding program to prepare the base for its new mission and to be part of SAC's base dispersal system.