Nonstop flight route between Columbus, Mississippi, United States and Rhodes, Greece:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Columbus Air Force Base (CBM), Columbus, Mississippi, United States and Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" (RHO), Rhodes, Greece would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,101 miles (or 9,819 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 Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras", 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 Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras". 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: | RHO / LGRP |
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Location: | Rhodes, Greece |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°24'19"N by 28°5'10"E |
Area Served: | Rodos |
Operator/Owner: | Greek Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RHO |
More Information: | RHO Maps & Info |
Facts about Columbus Air Force Base (CBM):
- The 454th Bombardment Wing completed more than 100 missions to South Vietnam without losing a single bomber to enemy aircraft fire.
- The installation's history began 26 June 1941, when the War Department approved establishment of an Army Air Field for the Columbus, Mississippi area.
- In addition to being known as "Columbus Air Force Base", another name for CBM is "Columbus AFB".
- 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, Columbus Air Force Base was designated as an alternate NASA Space Shuttle Landing Site when that program was in operation.
- On 8 January 1943, the War Department constituted and activated the 30th Flying Training Wing at Columbus and assigned it to the AAF Eastern Flying Training Command.
Facts about Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" (RHO):
- Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" (RHO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Civil aviation on Rhodes started after the second world war, on the location of the nearby military Rhodes Maritsa Airport.
- Flights operate a variety of domestic destinations, including Athens, Thessaloniki, Iraklio and Mykonos.
- In addition to being known as "Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras"", another name for RHO is "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Ρόδου "Διαγόρας»".
- The furthest airport from Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" (RHO) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,471 miles (18,460 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- The new "Diagoras" airport was built in 1977.
- The runway direction is 25°/07°.
- The closest airport to Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" (RHO) is Dalaman International Airport (DLM), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) ENE of RHO.
- Because of Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras"'s relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" 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.
- Rhodes International Airport, "Diagoras" or Diagoras International Airport is located on the West side of the island of Rhodes in Greece.