Nonstop flight route between Montgomery, Alabama, United States and San Angelo, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF), Montgomery, Alabama, United States and Goodfellow Air Force Base (GOF), San Angelo, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 825 miles (or 1,328 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 Maxwell Air Force Base and Goodfellow Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MXF / KMXF |
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Location: | Montgomery, Alabama, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°22'45"N by 86°21'44"W |
View all routes: | Routes from MXF |
More Information: | MXF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GOF / |
Airport Name: | Goodfellow Air Force Base |
Location: | San Angelo, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°25'46"N by 100°23'56"W |
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Facts about Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF):
- By early 1928 the decision of the attack group had come down to Shreveport, Louisiana, and Montgomery.
- Maxwell Field, as most Army air stations and depots developed during World War I, was on leased properties with temporary buildings being the mainstay of construction.
- On January 15, 1929, it was announced that the ACTS would be twice as large as originally planned.
- Air University is itself organized into multiple institutes, centers, and schools.
- In addition to being known as "Maxwell Air Force Base", another name for MXF is "Maxwell AFB".
- 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 morning of September 22, opening exercises of the Air Corps Tactical School were held.
- 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.
Facts about Goodfellow Air Force Base (GOF):
- The closest airport to Goodfellow Air Force Base (GOF) is San Angelo Regional Airport (SJT), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) SW of GOF.
- The next four years witnessed the graduation of more than 10,000 trained pilots and the decoration of scores of these for outstanding heroism in action against Germany, Italy, and Japan.
- After 38 years of pilot and then intelligence training, Goodfellow's mission had apparently come to a close with the announcement in 1978 that the base would revert to Air Training Command and was a candidate for closure.
- Construction of the new San Angelo Air Corps Basic Flying School began at once.
- On 1 July 1993, the 17th Training Wing was activated on Goodfellow AFB.
- The furthest airport from Goodfellow Air Force Base (GOF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,146 miles (17,937 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.