Nonstop flight route between Tadoule Lake, Manitoba, Canada and Columbus, Mississippi, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tadoule Lake Airport (XTL), Tadoule Lake, Manitoba, Canada and Columbus Air Force Base (CBM), Columbus, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,793 miles (or 2,885 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 Tadoule Lake 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 Tadoule Lake Airport (XTL):

• Because of Tadoule Lake Airport's relatively low elevation of 922 feet, planes can take off or land at Tadoule Lake 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 Tadoule Lake Airport (XTL) is Lac Brochet Airport (XLB), which is located 106 miles (171 kilometers) W of XTL.
• The furthest airport from Tadoule Lake Airport (XTL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,137 miles (16,313 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Tadoule Lake Airport (XTL) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Columbus Air Force Base (CBM):

• In addition to being known as "Columbus Air Force Base", another name for CBM is "Columbus AFB".
• In preparation for this transfer, Air Training Command had activated the 3650th Pilot Training Wing at Columbus on 15 February.
• 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.
• Communist troops from North Korea violated South Korea's borders and fighting broke out in 1950.
• The host unit at Columbus is the 14th Flying Training Wing assigned to the Air Education and Training Command.
• Columbus AFB was established in 1941 as Air Corps Advanced Flying School, Columbus, Mississippi.
• The 454th Bombardment Wing completed more than 100 missions to South Vietnam without losing a single bomber to enemy aircraft fire.
• The school used a number of trainers, including the AT-8, AT-9, AT-10, and B-25.
• 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.
• About half the pilots in the Air Force today went through basic and primary flight training at Columbus AFB.