Nonstop flight route between Marietta, Georgia, United States and Kurgan, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE), Marietta, Georgia, United States and Kurgan Airport (KRO), Kurgan, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,010 miles (or 9,672 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 Kurgan 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 Kurgan Airport. 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):

• 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.
• After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, work on this new airfield accelerated rapidly.
• The 94th Airlift Wing is the host unit at Dobbins ARB supporting all agencies and tenants at Dobbins Air Reserve Base.
• In 1957, Naval Air Station Atlanta at Peachtree-DeKalb Airport in nereby Chamblee moved to Dobbins AFB.
• Dobbins ARB has two runways which it shares with the General Lucius D.
• Following the war, the Bell Aircraft Plant #6 remained closed for five years.
• In addition to taking over Rickenbacker Field, the United States Army Air Forces purchased a parcel of land just north of the airfield for a cantonment area.
• The Department of War, in turn, announced that it would not contest the wish of the Department of the Navy to take over Rickenbacker Field, and that it would build its new factory elsewhere.
• In addition to being known as "Dobbins Air Reserve Base", another name for MGE is "Dobbins ARB".
• By January 1945, Bell Aircraft had completed 357 B-29A's.
• 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.

Facts about Kurgan Airport (KRO):

• The closest airport to Kurgan Airport (KRO) is Roshchino International Airport (TJM), which is located 117 miles (188 kilometers) N of KRO.
• Because of Kurgan Airport's relatively low elevation of 239 feet, planes can take off or land at Kurgan 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.
• Kurgan Airport handled 64,000 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Kurgan Airport", another name for KRO is "Аэропорт Курган".
• Kurgan Airport (KRO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Kurgan Airport (KRO) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is located 10,719 miles (17,250 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.