Nonstop flight route between Marietta, Georgia, United States and Burns Lake, British Columbia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE), Marietta, Georgia, United States and Burns Lake Airport (YPZ), Burns Lake, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,440 miles (or 3,927 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 Burns Lake 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: | YPZ / CYPZ |
| Airport Name: | Burns Lake Airport |
| Location: | Burns Lake, British Columbia, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°22'35"N by 125°57'5"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Airport Society |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2343 feet (714 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YPZ |
| More Information: | YPZ 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.
- 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 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.
- In 1940, the CAA offered to build a modern paved airport in Cobb County if the local governments provided the land.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- Also in 1948 the airfield became Marietta Air Force Base as a result of the creation of the United States Air Force.
- Dobbins ARB has two runways which it shares with the General Lucius D.
- In addition to being known as "Dobbins Air Reserve Base", another name for MGE is "Dobbins ARB".
Facts about Burns Lake Airport (YPZ):
- The closest airport to Burns Lake Airport (YPZ) is Smithers Regional Airport (YYD), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) WNW of YPZ.
- Burns Lake Airport (YPZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Burns Lake Airport (YPZ) is East London Airport (ELS), which is located 10,487 miles (16,877 kilometers) away in East London, South Africa.
