Nonstop flight route between Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States and Gabbs, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Selfridge Air National Guard Base (MTC), Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States and Gabbs Airport (GAB), Gabbs, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,842 miles (or 2,965 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 Selfridge Air National Guard Base and Gabbs Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MTC / KMTC |
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Location: | Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°36'29"N by 82°50'8"W |
View all routes: | Routes from MTC |
More Information: | MTC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GAB / KGAB |
Airport Name: | Gabbs Airport |
Location: | Gabbs, Nevada, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°55'27"N by 117°57'32"W |
Area Served: | Gabbs, Nevada |
Operator/Owner: | Nye County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4700 feet (1,433 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GAB |
More Information: | GAB Maps & Info |
Facts about Selfridge Air National Guard Base (MTC):
- In addition to being known as "Selfridge Air National Guard Base", another name for MTC is "Selfridge ANGB".
- Until 1921, the government leased Selfridge Field from Henry B.
- From 1950–1974, the Selfridge AFB radar station, including a Missile Master Army Air Defense Command Post after 1960, provided ground-controlled interception coverage for interceptor aircraft and surface-to-air missiles.
- 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.
- The outbreak of war in Europe in 1939 again brought many changes to Selfridge Field.
- In May 1917, it was announced that Joy Aviation Field would be included as a training Camp as part of the expansion of the Air Service, becoming one of only nine military airfields in the country at the time.
- 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.
- The origins of Selfridge Air National Guard Base date to 1916 when a large tract of land on Lake St.
Facts about Gabbs Airport (GAB):
- Gabbs Airport (GAB) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Gabbs Airport (GAB) is Hawthorne Industrial Airport (HTH), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) SW of GAB.
- Because of Gabbs Airport's high elevation of 4,700 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GAB. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GAB a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Gabbs Airport (GAB) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,159 miles (17,959 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.