Nonstop flight route between Visalia, California, United States and Montgomery, Alabama, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS), Visalia, California, United States and Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF), Montgomery, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,894 miles (or 3,049 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 Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield and Maxwell Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VIS / KVIS |
| Airport Name: | Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield |
| Location: | Visalia, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°19'6"N by 119°23'34"W |
| Area Served: | Visalia, California |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Visalia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 295 feet (90 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VIS |
| More Information: | VIS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MXF / KMXF |
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| Location: | Montgomery, Alabama, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°22'45"N by 86°21'44"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from MXF |
| More Information: | MXF Maps & Info |
Facts about Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS):
- The closest airport to Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS) is Mefford Field (TLR), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSE of VIS.
- Unlike the construction of other military airfields of World War II, Visalia Army Airfield seems to have used the existing municipal airport.
- In 1946 the War Assets Administration, acting on behalf of the War Department, terminated the leases with the City of Visalia and other parties with the remainder of the lands transferred to the City of Visalia in 1947.
- Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS) currently has only 1 runway.
- As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 1,831 passenger boardings in calendar year 2010, a decrease of 25.4% from the 2,455 enplanements in 2009.
- Because of Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 295 feet, planes can take off or land at Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield 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 furthest airport from Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,355 miles (18,274 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
Facts about Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF):
- In addition to being known as "Maxwell Air Force Base", another name for MXF is "Maxwell AFB".
- On September 17, 1931, the first ACTS training occurred at Maxwell Field.
- Taking up the cause of Maxwell Field was freshman Congressman J.
- Air University is itself organized into multiple institutes, centers, and schools.
- 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.
- On January 15, 1929, it was announced that the ACTS would be twice as large as originally planned.
- 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.
- On July 9, 1929, Captain Walter J.
- 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.
