Nonstop flight route between Bousso, Chad and Columbus, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bousso Airport (OUT), Bousso, Chad and Columbus Air Force Base (CBM), Columbus, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,668 miles (or 10,731 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 Bousso Airport and Columbus 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 Bousso Airport and Columbus 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: | OUT / FTTS |
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Location: | Bousso, Chad |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°29'30"N by 16°43'13"E |
Area Served: | Bousso |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1102 feet (336 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OUT |
More Information: | OUT 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 |
View all routes: | Routes from CBM |
More Information: | CBM Maps & Info |
Facts about Bousso Airport (OUT):
- Bousso Airport (OUT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bousso Airport (OUT) is Laï Airport (LTC), which is located 81 miles (130 kilometers) SSW of OUT.
- The furthest airport from Bousso Airport (OUT) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Bousso Airport (meaning Bousso Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,282 miles (19,765 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
- In addition to being known as "Bousso Airport", another name for OUT is "Bousso Airport (Bousso)".
Facts about Columbus Air Force Base (CBM):
- About half the pilots in the Air Force today went through basic and primary flight training at Columbus AFB.
- Three years later, on 1 June 1972, Air Training Command discontinued the 3650th and activated the 14th Flying Training Wing in its place, assuming its equipment, personnel and mission.
- The Columbus flying school received its first aircraft, nine Beech AT-10s and twenty-one AT-8s in early 1942.
- The citizens' efforts bore fruit.
- 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.
- But while the Air Force’s pilot training requirements were decreasing, its strategic air arm was expanding.During the 1950s, Strategic Air Command wings had become extremely large.
- 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.
- The first KC-135 Stratotanker, piloted by the wing commander, landed on the new runway on 7 January 1959.