Nonstop flight route between Marietta, Georgia, United States and Xewkija, Gozo, Malta:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE), Marietta, Georgia, United States and Xewkija / Gozo Heliport (GZM), Xewkija, Gozo, Malta would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,317 miles (or 8,557 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 Xewkija / Gozo Heliport, 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 Xewkija / Gozo Heliport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE):

• In addition to being known as "Dobbins Air Reserve Base", another name for MGE is "Dobbins ARB".
• 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 1949, the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta created the Southern Technical Institute, which was moved to land given by Dobbins AFB in 1958.
• In 1940, the CAA offered to build a modern paved airport in Cobb County if the local governments provided the land.
• In June 1992 the official name was changed from Dobbins Air Force Base to Dobbins Air Reserve Base.
• 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.
• Dobbins ARB has two runways which it shares with the General Lucius D.
• 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.

Facts about Xewkija / Gozo Heliport (GZM):

• The furthest airport from Xewkija / Gozo Heliport (GZM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,655 miles (18,758 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Xewkija / Gozo Heliport's relatively low elevation of 322 feet, planes can take off or land at Xewkija / Gozo Heliport 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.
• Xewkija / Gozo Heliport (GZM) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Xewkija / Gozo Heliport (GZM) is Malta International Airport (MLA), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SE of GZM.