Nonstop flight route between Fort Benning, Columbus, Georgia, United States and Healy Lake, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning) (LSF), Fort Benning, Columbus, Georgia, United States and Healy River Airport (HKB), Healy Lake, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,324 miles (or 5,350 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 Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning) and Healy River 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 Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning) and Healy River Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning) (LSF):

• In 1922, the Army made the facility a permanent Army post renaming the camp Fort Benning.
• In 1933, the Army spent $855,060 upgrading Lawson's facilities.
• The closest airport to Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning) (LSF) is Columbus Metropolitan Airport (CSG), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) NNE of LSF.
• Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning) (LSF) currently has only 1 runway.
• For all of the war, a Troop Carrier Group was always present at Lawson conducting training and providing aircraft for the Parachute School.
• Lawson received a major expansion program in 1965 including an 8,200-ft.
• The furthest airport from Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning) (LSF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,271 miles (18,139 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning)'s relatively low elevation of 232 feet, planes can take off or land at Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning) 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 Healy River Airport (HKB):

• The furthest airport from Healy River Airport (HKB) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,322 miles (16,612 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• The closest airport to Healy River Airport (HKB) is Allen Army Airfield (BIG), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) W of HKB.