Nonstop flight route between Marietta, Georgia, United States and Barra, Bahia, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE), Marietta, Georgia, United States and Barra Airport (BQQ), Barra, Bahia, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,128 miles (or 6,644 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 Dobbins Air Reserve Base and Barra 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 Dobbins Air Reserve Base and Barra Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MGE / KMGE |
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| Location: | Marietta, Georgia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°54'55"N by 84°30'59"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from MGE |
| More Information: | MGE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BQQ / SNBX |
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| Location: | Barra, Bahia, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°5'2"S by 43°8'2"W |
| Area Served: | Barra |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1345 feet (410 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BQQ |
| More Information: | BQQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE):
- In the spring of 1943 the adjacent Bell Aircraft Company's factory, an additional plant and a Martin plant at Offutt Field, Omaha, Nebraska) for manufacturing B-29 Superfortresses was completed.
- The furthest airport from Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,314 miles (18,208 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Originally intended by Cobb County, Georgia as an alternative airfield for Atlanta's Candler Field, this airfield was constructed in 1941 as Rickenbacker Field.
- The future of Plant #6 seems secure.
- Also in 1948 the airfield became Marietta Air Force Base as a result of the creation of the United States Air Force.
- The closest airport to Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE) is Fulton County Airport (FTY), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) S of MGE.
- In addition to being known as "Dobbins Air Reserve Base", another name for MGE is "Dobbins ARB".
- On January 23, 1942, the Bell Aircraft Company and the Department of War announced that an aircraft factory employing up to 40,000 workers would be built near Marietta.
- Following the war, the Bell Aircraft Plant #6 remained closed for five years.
Facts about Barra Airport (BQQ):
- The closest airport to Barra Airport (BQQ) is Barreiras Airport (BRA), which is located 144 miles (232 kilometers) WSW of BQQ.
- The airport is presently dedicated to general aviation.
- Barra Airport (BQQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Barra Airport (BQQ) is Yap International Airport (YAP), which is nearly antipodal to Barra Airport (meaning Barra Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yap International Airport), and is located 12,300 miles (19,794 kilometers) away in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.
- In addition to being known as "Barra Airport", another name for BQQ is "Aeroporto de Barra".
