Nonstop flight route between Mobile, Alabama, United States and Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mobile Regional Airport (MOB), Mobile, Alabama, United States and Rocky Mountain House Airport (YRM), Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,016 miles (or 3,244 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 Mobile Regional Airport and Rocky Mountain House Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MOB / KMOB |
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| Location: | Mobile, Alabama, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°41'29"N by 88°14'34"W |
| Area Served: | Mobile, Alabama |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 219 feet (67 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MOB |
| More Information: | MOB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YRM / CYRM |
| Airport Name: | Rocky Mountain House Airport |
| Location: | Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°25'46"N by 114°54'15"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Town of Rocky Mountain House |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3244 feet (989 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YRM |
| More Information: | YRM Maps & Info |
Facts about Mobile Regional Airport (MOB):
- The furthest airport from Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,118 miles (17,893 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of Mobile Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 219 feet, planes can take off or land at Mobile Regional 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.
- National Airlines served Mobile with Lockheed L-188 Electras.
- Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) has 2 runways.
- One of the first airlines besides Eastern to serve Mobile was Capital Airlines with flights to Atlanta, Birmingham, AL, New Orleans, New York-Newark, Philadelphia and Washington D.C.
- USAir operated nonstop flights to Charlotte, NC during the mid 1990s with McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 and Fokker F100 jetliners.
- The closest airport to Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) is Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ESE of MOB.
- In 2006 Delta Air Lines dropped several flights from Mobile and Continental Airlines added flights.
- The Army used this airport as a basic pilot training airfield, under contract to Waterman Airlines.
- In addition to being known as "Mobile Regional Airport", other names for MOB include "Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile" and "(former Bates Army Airfield)".
Facts about Rocky Mountain House Airport (YRM):
- The furthest airport from Rocky Mountain House Airport (YRM) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,320 miles (16,609 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Rocky Mountain House Airport (YRM) is Red Deer Regional Airport (YQF), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) ESE of YRM.
- Rocky Mountain House Airport (YRM) currently has only 1 runway.
