Nonstop flight route between Mulu, Sarawak, Malaysia and Columbus, Mississippi, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mulu Airport (MZV), Mulu, Sarawak, Malaysia and Columbus Air Force Base (CBM), Columbus, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,422 miles (or 15,164 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 Mulu Airport and Columbus Air Force Base, 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 Mulu Airport and Columbus Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Mulu Airport (MZV):

• The furthest airport from Mulu Airport (MZV) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is nearly antipodal to Mulu Airport (meaning Mulu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tefé Airport), and is located 12,380 miles (19,924 kilometers) away in Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil.
• Mulu Airport (MZV) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Mulu Airport's relatively low elevation of 80 feet, planes can take off or land at Mulu 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.
• The closest airport to Mulu Airport (MZV) is Marudi Airport (MUR), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) WNW of MZV.
• In addition to being known as "Mulu Airport", other names for MZV include "Lapangan Terbang Mulu" and "姆鲁机场".

Facts about Columbus Air Force Base (CBM):

• During World War II, the training load gradually increased until Columbus was graduating 195 pilots per month.
• The furthest airport from Columbus Air Force Base (CBM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,088 miles (17,844 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Columbus Air Force Base (CBM) is Columbus-Lowndes County Airport (UBS), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SSE of CBM.
• In addition to being known as "Columbus Air Force Base", another name for CBM is "Columbus AFB".
• With the end of World War II, Columbus AAF was first placed on "reduced activity status", and was inactivated on 15 August 1946.
• As the demand for pilots to support the war in Southeast Asia increased, the number of B-52s based stateside fell because they were needed overseas.
• The 454th Bombardment Wing completed more than 100 missions to South Vietnam without losing a single bomber to enemy aircraft fire.
• The installation's history began 26 June 1941, when the War Department approved establishment of an Army Air Field for the Columbus, Mississippi area.