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

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Obo Airport (OBX), Obo, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea and Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF), Montgomery, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,938 miles (or 14,385 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 Obo Airport and Maxwell 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 Obo Airport and Maxwell 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 Obo Airport (OBX):

• The closest airport to Obo Airport (OBX) is Aiambak Airport (AIH), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) NNW of OBX.
• In addition to being known as "Obo Airport", another name for OBX is "AYOB".
• The furthest airport from Obo Airport (OBX) is Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB), which is located 11,682 miles (18,801 kilometers) away in Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil.

Facts about Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF):

• On July 16, 1933, Congressman Lister Hill secured approval from the War Department for $1,650,075 for immediate spending at Maxwell Field.
• In addition to being known as "Maxwell Air Force Base", another name for MXF is "Maxwell AFB".
• Hill continued to argue for the attack group to be placed at Maxwell Field.
• 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 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.
• Maxwell AFB is also the site of Federal Prison Camp, Montgomery.
• 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.