Nonstop flight route between Salima, Malawi and Omaha, Nebraska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Salima Airport (LMB), Salima, Malawi and Offutt Air Force Base (OFF), Omaha, Nebraska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,924 miles (or 14,362 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 Salima Airport and Offutt Air Force Base, 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 Salima Airport and Offutt Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LMB / FWSM |
Airport Name: | Salima Airport |
Location: | Salima, Malawi |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°45'24"S by 34°34'59"E |
Area Served: | Salima |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1688 feet (515 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LMB |
More Information: | LMB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OFF / KOFF |
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Location: | Omaha, Nebraska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°7'9"N by 95°54'30"W |
View all routes: | Routes from OFF |
More Information: | OFF Maps & Info |
Facts about Salima Airport (LMB):
- The closest airport to Salima Airport (LMB) is Monkey Bay Airport (MYZ), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) SE of LMB.
- The furthest airport from Salima Airport (LMB) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,678 miles (18,794 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Salima Airport (LMB) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Offutt Air Force Base (OFF):
- During the Cold War, a general and various support personnel from the base were airborne 24-hours a day on an EC-135 from 3 February 1961 to 24 July 1990 in Operation Looking Glass, creating an airborne command post in case of war.
- The furthest airport from Offutt Air Force Base (OFF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,677 miles (17,183 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In the initial months after the end of World War II, Offutt was used by the 2474th Separation Processing squadron to demobilize service members out of the armed forces after their return from overseas duty.
- The closest airport to Offutt Air Force Base (OFF) is Millard Airport (MIQ), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WNW of OFF.
- The Air Force Weather Agency is headquartered at Offutt AFB.
- The 55 WG mission is to provide dominant intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance.
- It is charged with space operations, information operations, missile defense, global command and control, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, global strike and strategic deterrence, and combating weapons of mass destruction.
- In addition to being known as "Offutt Air Force Base", another name for OFF is "Offutt AFB".
- In 1940 as American involvement in World War II loomed, the Army Air Corps chose Offutt Field as the site for a new bomber plant that was to be operated by the Glenn L.