Nonstop flight route between Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States and Bassein, Myanmar (Burma):

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Selfridge Air National Guard Base (MTC), Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States and Pathein Airport (BSX), Bassein, Myanmar (Burma) would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,328 miles (or 13,403 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 Selfridge Air National Guard Base and Pathein 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 Selfridge Air National Guard Base and Pathein Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Selfridge Air National Guard Base (MTC):

• The 127th Wing of the Michigan Air National Guard is a combined Air Combat Command and Air Mobility Command gained organization that was established at Selfridge ANG Base on 1 April 1996, by consolidating the former 127th Fighter Wing and the 191st Airlift Group.
• After World War II Selfridge expanded to its present size of 3,600 acres, and in 1947 the Selfridge Army Air Base was renamed Selfridge Air Force Base.
• Selfridge Air National Guard Base is named after 1st Lieutenant Thomas E.
• Flying was considered impractical in Michigan during the winter months, so the student pilots were sent to Gerstner Field at Lake Charles, Louisiana, and to Chapman Field at Miami, Florida, and Selfridge was transformed into a mechanics school for the winter months.
• The outbreak of war in Europe in 1939 again brought many changes to Selfridge Field.
• The 477th Composite Group was formed at Selfridge on 15 January 1944 to train Tuskegee Airmen with Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighters and North American B-25 Mitchell bombers.
• The furthest airport from Selfridge Air National Guard Base (MTC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,298 miles (18,182 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Beginning 27 June 1919, Selfridge became the home of the 1st Pursuit Group, currently the oldest combat group in the Air Force.
• The closest airport to Selfridge Air National Guard Base (MTC) is Coleman A. Young International Airport (DET), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SSW of MTC.
• In addition to being known as "Selfridge Air National Guard Base", another name for MTC is "Selfridge ANGB".

Facts about Pathein Airport (BSX):

• The closest airport to Pathein Airport (BSX) is Yangon International Airport (RGN), which is located 90 miles (144 kilometers) E of BSX.
• Pathein Airport (BSX) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Pathein Airport (BSX) is Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), which is located 11,801 miles (18,993 kilometers) away in Callao (near Lima), Peru.
• Because of Pathein Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Pathein 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.