Nonstop flight route between Thief River Falls, Minnesota, United States and Columbus, Mississippi, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Thief River Falls Regional Airport (TVF), Thief River Falls, Minnesota, United States and Columbus Air Force Base (CBM), Columbus, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,074 miles (or 1,729 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 Thief River Falls Regional Airport and Columbus Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Thief River Falls Regional Airport (TVF):

• Thief River Falls Regional Airport (TVF) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Thief River Falls Regional Airport (TVF) is Crookston Municipal Airport (CKN), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SW of TVF.
• As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 3,092 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 2,721 in 2009, and 2,479 in 2010.
• The furthest airport from Thief River Falls Regional Airport (TVF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,555 miles (16,986 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Columbus Air Force Base (CBM):

• With the end of World War II, Columbus AAF was first placed on "reduced activity status", and was inactivated on 15 August 1946.
• Communist troops from North Korea violated South Korea's borders and fighting broke out in 1950.
• When the war ended in 1945, the base strength had reached a peak of 2,300 enlisted men, 300 officers, and an average of 250 pilot cadets per class.
• In addition to being known as "Columbus Air Force Base", another name for CBM is "Columbus AFB".
• Columbus AFB has been training Air Force pilots since World War II, and that mission continues today.
• Three years later, on 1 June 1972, Air Training Command discontinued the 3650th and activated the 14th Flying Training Wing in its place, assuming its equipment, personnel and mission.
• 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 installation's history began 26 June 1941, when the War Department approved establishment of an Army Air Field for the Columbus, Mississippi area.
• 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.
• The school used a number of trainers, including the AT-8, AT-9, AT-10, and B-25.