Nonstop flight route between Columbus, Mississippi, United States and Namsos, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Columbus Air Force Base (CBM), Columbus, Mississippi, United States and Namsos Airport (OSY), Namsos, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,427 miles (or 7,124 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 Columbus Air Force Base and Namsos Airport, 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 Columbus Air Force Base and Namsos Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CBM / KCBM |
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Location: | Columbus, Mississippi, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°38'38"N by 88°26'38"W |
View all routes: | Routes from CBM |
More Information: | CBM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OSY / ENNM |
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Location: | Namsos, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°28'0"N by 11°35'59"E |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Civil |
Elevation: | 8 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OSY |
More Information: | OSY Maps & Info |
Facts about Columbus Air Force Base (CBM):
- Communist troops from North Korea violated South Korea's borders and fighting broke out in 1950.
- 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.
- During their involvement in the Vietnam War, the 454th Combat Support Group operated Columbus AFB.
- The base began an active four-year rebuilding program to prepare the base for its new mission and to be part of SAC's base dispersal system.
- No one designated or suggested a name for the new base until 22 January 1942.
- 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 citizens' efforts bore fruit.
- In addition to being known as "Columbus Air Force Base", another name for CBM is "Columbus AFB".
Facts about Namsos Airport (OSY):
- In addition to being known as "Namsos Airport", another name for OSY is "Namsos lufthavn".
- The closest airport to Namsos Airport (OSY) is Rørvik Airport, Ryum (RVK), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) NNW of OSY.
- The furthest airport from Namsos Airport (OSY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,975 miles (17,663 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Namsos Airport handled 25,684 passengers last year.
- Because of Namsos Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Namsos 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.
- Namsos Airport (OSY) currently has only 1 runway.