Nonstop flight route between Montgomery, Alabama, United States and Boset, Papua New Guinea:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF), Montgomery, Alabama, United States and Bosset Airport (BOT), Boset, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,937 miles (or 14,382 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 Maxwell Air Force Base and Bosset 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 Maxwell Air Force Base and Bosset Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF):

• In July 1928, word "via rumor" of the decision for the establishment of an attack group came out that Shreveport was indeed the victor of the final decision.
• The furthest airport from Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,193 miles (18,013 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The field served as a repair depot during World War I.
• The 1931-1932 faculty included Army Air Corps, Army Infantry, Army Chemical Warfare Service, and Army Field Artillery instructors.
• The only operational flying unit at Maxwell is the Air Force Reserve Command's 908th Airlift Wing and subordinate 357th Airlift Squadron, which operates eight C-130H aircraft.
• Gunter Annex is a separate installation under the 42 ABW.
• The closest airport to Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF) is Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSW of MXF.
• In addition to being known as "Maxwell Air Force Base", another name for MXF is "Maxwell AFB".
• By early 1928 the decision of the attack group had come down to Shreveport, Louisiana, and Montgomery.

Facts about Bosset Airport (BOT):

• Bosset Airport (BOT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Bosset Airport (BOT) is Aiambak Airport (AIH), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) ESE of BOT.
• The furthest airport from Bosset Airport (BOT) is Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB), which is located 11,710 miles (18,845 kilometers) away in Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil.
• In addition to being known as "Bosset Airport", another name for BOT is "Bosset".
• Because of Bosset Airport's relatively low elevation of 60 feet, planes can take off or land at Bosset 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.