Nonstop flight route between Marietta, Georgia, United States and Coleman, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE), Marietta, Georgia, United States and Coleman Municipal Airport (COM), Coleman, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 875 miles (or 1,408 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 Dobbins Air Reserve Base and Coleman Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | COM / KCOM |
| Airport Name: | Coleman Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Coleman, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°50'27"N by 99°24'11"W |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Coleman |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1697 feet (517 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from COM |
| More Information: | COM Maps & Info |
Facts about Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE):
- Following the war, the Bell Aircraft Plant #6 remained closed for five years.
- Originally intended by Cobb County, Georgia as an alternative airfield for Atlanta's Candler Field, this airfield was constructed in 1941 as Rickenbacker Field.
- In addition to being known as "Dobbins Air Reserve Base", another name for MGE is "Dobbins ARB".
- In 1948, part of the land and barracks at the original Naval Air Station Atlanta in nearby Chamblee were given to the state for the purpose of creating an engineering technology school that could rapidly train returning soldiers for civilian work in various technical fields.
- 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.
- In 1957, Naval Air Station Atlanta at Peachtree-DeKalb Airport in nereby Chamblee moved to Dobbins AFB.
- 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.
- The mission of the Marietta Army Airfield was acceptance testing of B-29 Superfortress heavy bombers for the USAAF, the modification of B-29s, and the operation of an Army Air Depot.
Facts about Coleman Municipal Airport (COM):
- Coleman Municipal Airport (COM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Coleman Municipal Airport (COM) is Brownwood Regional Airport (BWD), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) E of COM.
- Airline flights ended in 1957.
- The furthest airport from Coleman Municipal Airport (COM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,081 miles (17,833 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
