Nonstop flight route between Marietta, Georgia, United States and Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE), Marietta, Georgia, United States and Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA), Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,617 miles (or 2,602 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 Idaho Falls Regional 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: | IDA / KIDA |
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| Location: | Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°30'48"N by 112°4'14"W |
| Area Served: | Idaho Falls, Idaho |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Idaho Falls |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4744 feet (1,446 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IDA |
| More Information: | IDA Maps & Info |
Facts about Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE):
- 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 94th Airlift Wing is the host unit at Dobbins ARB supporting all agencies and tenants at Dobbins Air Reserve Base.
- Originally intended by Cobb County, Georgia as an alternative airfield for Atlanta's Candler Field, this airfield was constructed in 1941 as Rickenbacker Field.
- By January 1945, Bell Aircraft had completed 357 B-29A's.
- Marietta Army Airfield remained open after the war and became the home of Georgia Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve units.
- Following the war, the Bell Aircraft Plant #6 remained closed for five years.
- In addition to being known as "Dobbins Air Reserve Base", another name for MGE is "Dobbins ARB".
- After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, work on this new airfield accelerated rapidly.
- Over the years, a wide variety of Air Force aircraft have been stationed at Dobbins AFB with the Air Guard and Reserves including the P-51, F-84, F-86, C-97, C-123, C-124, F-100, F-105, F-4, C-7, C-130, and the F-15.
- 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 Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA):
- The airport terminal has been expanded twice and partially re-built once.
- The furthest airport from Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,774 miles (17,339 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA) is Dubois Municipal Airport (DBS), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) N of IDA.
- In addition to being known as "Idaho Falls Regional Airport", another name for IDA is "Fanning Field".
- The airport has a restaurant and lounge, named Kathryn's.
- Idaho Falls Regional Airport is a city owned, public use airport located two nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Idaho Falls, a city in Bonneville County, Idaho, United States.
- Because of Idaho Falls Regional Airport's high elevation of 4,744 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at IDA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make IDA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA) has 2 runways.
- The airport has struggled to maintain a restaurant operator in the past.
