Nonstop flight route between Los Banos, California, United States and Columbus, Mississippi, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Los Banos Municipal Airport (LSN), Los Banos, California, United States and Columbus Air Force Base (CBM), Columbus, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,834 miles (or 2,951 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 relatively short distance between Los Banos Municipal Airport and Columbus Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Los Banos Municipal Airport (LSN):

• The furthest airport from Los Banos Municipal Airport (LSN) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,339 miles (18,248 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Because of Los Banos Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 121 feet, planes can take off or land at Los Banos Municipal 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.
• Historically a release of hazardous materials to the environment has occurred at the airport.
• The closest airport to Los Banos Municipal Airport (LSN) is Merced Regional Airport (MCE), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NE of LSN.
• Los Banos Municipal Airport (LSN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Rinse water from maintenance operations flows into a storm drainage system and pesticide chemicals, which have previously contaminated soil and groundwater on the site, may have been introduced to the environment via this route.

Facts about Columbus Air Force Base (CBM):

• The school used a number of trainers, including the AT-8, AT-9, AT-10, and B-25.
• In addition to being known as "Columbus Air Force Base", another name for CBM is "Columbus AFB".
• 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.
• Columbus AFB was established in 1941 as Air Corps Advanced Flying School, Columbus, Mississippi.
• 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.
• About half the pilots in the Air Force today went through basic and primary flight training at Columbus AFB.
• During their involvement in the Vietnam War, the 454th Combat Support Group operated Columbus AFB.
• 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.