Nonstop flight route between Mountain Home, Idaho, United States and Zambezi, Zambia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO), Mountain Home, Idaho, United States and Zambezi Airport (BBZ), Zambezi, Zambia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,265 miles (or 14,910 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 Mountain Home Air Force Base and Zambezi 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 Mountain Home Air Force Base and Zambezi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MUO / KMUO |
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| Location: | Mountain Home, Idaho, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°2'36"N by 115°52'21"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from MUO |
| More Information: | MUO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BBZ / FLZB |
| Airport Name: | Zambezi Airport |
| Location: | Zambezi, Zambia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°32'9"S by 23°6'15"E |
| Area Served: | Zambezi |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3538 feet (1,078 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BBZ |
| More Information: | BBZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO):
- Beginning in 1968, the 67th also conducted tactical fighter operations with the addition of a squadron of F-4D Phantom IIs.
- The furthest airport from Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,858 miles (17,474 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Senator George McGovern was a pilot in the USAAF, and did his second stage of B-24 training here.
- The closest airport to Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO) is Boise Airport (BOI), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) NNW of MUO.
- SAC moved its 9th Bombardment Wing to the base and began flying B-29 bombers and KB-29H refueling aircraft.
- Following the wing's return from Southwest Asia, the Air Force began consolidating its B-1 Lancer and KC-135 Stratotanker forces.
- In 1959, construction of three HGM-25A Titan I missile sites began in the local area.
- In addition to being known as "Mountain Home Air Force Base", another name for MUO is "Mountain Home AFB".
- The host unit at Mountain Home since 1972 has been the 366th Fighter Wing of the Air Combat Command, nicknamed the "Gunfighters." The base's primary mission is to provide combat airpower and combat support capabilities to respond to and sustain worldwide contingency operations.
Facts about Zambezi Airport (BBZ):
- Zambezi Airport (BBZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Zambezi Airport (BBZ) is Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA), which is nearly antipodal to Zambezi Airport (meaning Zambezi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kona International Airport at Keāhole), and is located 12,005 miles (19,319 kilometers) away in Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Zambezi Airport (BBZ) is Lukulu Airport (LXU), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) S of BBZ.
