Nonstop flight route between Sukkur, Pakistan and Columbus, Mississippi, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sukkur Airport (SKZ), Sukkur, Pakistan and Columbus Air Force Base (CBM), Columbus, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,942 miles (or 12,782 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 Sukkur 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 Sukkur 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 Sukkur Airport (SKZ):

• The furthest airport from Sukkur Airport (SKZ) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Sukkur Airport (meaning Sukkur Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,321 miles (19,828 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Because of Sukkur Airport's relatively low elevation of 196 feet, planes can take off or land at Sukkur 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.
• Sukkur Airport (SKZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Sukkur Airport (SKZ) is Kadanwari Airport (KCF), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) SSE of SKZ.

Facts about Columbus Air Force Base (CBM):

• 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 Korean War at an end and pilot production needs dropping, the decision was made to close the contract flying school at Columbus.
• In 1965 the 454th converted to B-52D, which was re-engineered for conventional bomb missions over Southeast Asia, although some B-52Cs were also assigned during 1968–69.
• Columbus was initially assigned to the AAF Southeast Training Center with the Army Air Force Pilot School activated.
• During their involvement in the Vietnam War, the 454th Combat Support Group operated Columbus AFB.
• The base began as a training facility for fighters and bombers.