Nonstop flight route between Marietta, Georgia, United States and Dumai, Sumatra, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE), Marietta, Georgia, United States and Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM), Dumai, Sumatra, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,952 miles (or 16,016 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 Pinang Kampai 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 Pinang Kampai 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: | DUM / WIBD |
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Location: | Dumai, Sumatra, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°36'33"N by 101°26'0"E |
Area Served: | Dumai |
Operator/Owner: | Dumai City Council, Pertamina |
Airport Type: | Civil |
Elevation: | 55 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DUM |
More Information: | DUM Maps & Info |
Facts about Dobbins Air Reserve Base (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.
- In September 2005, the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron Hurricane Hunter aircraft flew out of Dobbins JARB after Hurricane Katrina did major damage to their normal home at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi.
- 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 1949, the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta created the Southern Technical Institute, which was moved to land given by Dobbins AFB in 1958.
- 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.
- 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".
Facts about Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM):
- Because of Pinang Kampai Airport's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at Pinang Kampai 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.
- The furthest airport from Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM) is Chachoan Airport (ATF), which is nearly antipodal to Pinang Kampai Airport (meaning Pinang Kampai Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chachoan Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,971 kilometers) away in Ambato, Ecuador.
- Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM) is Melaka International Airport (MKZ), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) NE of DUM.
- In addition to being known as "Pinang Kampai Airport", other names for DUM include "Bandar Udara Pinang Kampai" and "بانداراقيناغكمقاي".