Nonstop flight route between Marietta, Georgia, United States and Altus, Oklahoma, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE), Marietta, Georgia, United States and Altus Air Force Base (LTS), Altus, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 843 miles (or 1,357 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 Altus Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE):

• By January 1945, Bell Aircraft had completed 357 B-29A's.
• 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".
• After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, work on this new airfield accelerated rapidly.
• 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.
• Following the war, the Bell Aircraft Plant #6 remained closed for five years.
• In May, the local government issued bonds to purchase 563 acres located 3½ miles southeast of Marietta along the western side of the new four-lane superhighway, U.S.
• 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.

Facts about Altus Air Force Base (LTS):

• The furthest airport from Altus Air Force Base (LTS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,958 miles (17,635 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The post Cold War environment would bring many changes to Altus AFB.
• In addition to being known as "Altus Air Force Base", another name for LTS is "Altus AFB".
• The 577th Strategic Missile Squadron operated twelve missile sites, of one missile at each site.
• The closest airport to Altus Air Force Base (LTS) is Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional Airport (AXS), which is located only 5 miles (7 kilometers) WNW of LTS.
• In 1967, the Air Force began searching for a base that could handle the training for its strategic airlift fleet, the C-141 Starlifter and its newest and largest transport aircraft, the C-5 Galaxy.
• Altus AFB supports about 2,000 permanent military personnel.
• In August 1966, the 4th Mobile Communications Group transferred from Hunter AFB, Georgia to Altus.