Nonstop flight route between Montgomery, Alabama, United States and Tezpur, Assam, India:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF), Montgomery, Alabama, United States and Tezpur Airport (TEZ), Tezpur, Assam, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,354 miles (or 13,444 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 Tezpur 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 Tezpur 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):

• On December 17, 1929, Congressman Lister Hill introduced a bill to appropriate $320,000 for the acquiring of 1,075 acres of land in Montgomery County as a part of an expansion program for Maxwell Field.
• 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.
• On September 17, 1931, the first ACTS training occurred at Maxwell Field.
• Toward the end of February 1910, the Wright Brothers decided to open one of the world's earliest flying schools at the site that would subsequently become Maxwell AFB.
• In addition to being known as "Maxwell Air Force Base", another name for MXF is "Maxwell AFB".
• Taking up the cause of Maxwell Field was freshman Congressman J.
• 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 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.
• Maxwell Air Force Base, officially known as Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, is a United States Air Force installation under the Air Education and Training Command.
• 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.
• Gunter Annex is a separate installation under the 42 ABW.

Facts about Tezpur Airport (TEZ):

• Tezpur Airport (TEZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Tezpur Airport (TEZ) is Dimapur Airport (DMU), which is located 84 miles (135 kilometers) SE of TEZ.
• The first aircraft that flew at this base were Vampires and Toofani 101 reconnaissance squadron.
• In addition to being known as "Tezpur Airport", other names for TEZ include "Tezpur Air Force Station" and "तेजपुर सैनिक हवाईअड्डा".
• The furthest airport from Tezpur Airport (TEZ) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,439 miles (18,409 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
• Tezpur Airport is located in Tezpur in the state of Assam, India.
• Because of Tezpur Airport's relatively low elevation of 240 feet, planes can take off or land at Tezpur 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.