Nonstop flight route between Montgomery, Alabama, United States and Jeju, South Korea:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF), Montgomery, Alabama, United States and Jeju International Airport (CJU), Jeju, South Korea would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,407 miles (or 11,921 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 Jeju International 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 Jeju International 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):

• The Aviation Repair Depot's land was leased by the U.S.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Maxwell Air Force Base", another name for MXF is "Maxwell AFB".
• Gunter Annex is a separate installation under the 42 ABW.
• In May 1928 General Benjamin Foulois, General Fechet's assistant, during an inspection visit with Third Army commander General Frank Parker to Maxwell Field mentioned that the Air Corps Tactical School would be moving to a still undecided location.

Facts about Jeju International Airport (CJU):

• The closest airport to Jeju International Airport (CJU) is Jeongseok / Jungseok Airport (JDG), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) ESE of CJU.
• Jeju International Airport is the 2nd largest airport in South Korea, just behind Incheon Airport in Incheon.
• The furthest airport from Jeju International Airport (CJU) is Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT), which is nearly antipodal to Jeju International Airport (meaning Jeju International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Treinta y Tres Airport), and is located 12,384 miles (19,929 kilometers) away in Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay.
• Because of Jeju International Airport's relatively low elevation of 118 feet, planes can take off or land at Jeju International 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.
• In addition to being known as "Jeju International Airport", other names for CJU include "제주국제공항 濟州國際空港", "Jeju Gukje Gonghang" and "Cheju Kukche Konghang".
• Jeju International Airport handled 20,055,238 passengers last year.
• On 10 August 1994, Korean Air Flight 2033 overran the runway while attempting to land at Jeju International Airport.
• Jeju International Airport (CJU) has 2 runways.