Nonstop flight route between Cambridge, Maryland, United States and Columbus, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cambridge–Dorchester Airport (CGE), Cambridge, Maryland, United States and Columbus Air Force Base (CBM), Columbus, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 770 miles (or 1,240 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 Cambridge–Dorchester Airport and Columbus Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CGE / KCGE |
Airport Name: | Cambridge–Dorchester Airport |
Location: | Cambridge, Maryland, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°32'21"N by 76°1'49"W |
Area Served: | Cambridge, Maryland |
Operator/Owner: | Dorchester County Commissioners |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CGE |
More Information: | CGE Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
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More Information: | CBM Maps & Info |
Facts about Cambridge–Dorchester Airport (CGE):
- The closest airport to Cambridge–Dorchester Airport (CGE) is Easton Airport (ESN), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) N of CGE.
- The furthest airport from Cambridge–Dorchester Airport (CGE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,740 miles (18,894 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Cambridge–Dorchester Airport (CGE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Cambridge–Dorchester Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Cambridge–Dorchester 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.
Facts about Columbus Air Force Base (CBM):
- Columbus was initially assigned to the AAF Southeast Training Center with the Army Air Force Pilot School activated.
- 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.
- Columbus AFB has been training Air Force pilots since World War II, and that mission continues today.
- In 1965 the 454th converted to B-52D, which was re-engineered for conventional bomb missions over Southeast Asia, although some B-52Cs were also assigned during 1968–69.
- Columbus Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately 9 miles north of Columbus, Mississippi.
- 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.
- Recently both the South Gate and Main Gate have been reconstructed.
- In addition to being known as "Columbus Air Force Base", another name for CBM is "Columbus AFB".
- During World War II, the training load gradually increased until Columbus was graduating 195 pilots per month.
- The installation's history began 26 June 1941, when the War Department approved establishment of an Army Air Field for the Columbus, Mississippi area.
- With the end of World War II, Columbus AAF was first placed on "reduced activity status", and was inactivated on 15 August 1946.