Nonstop flight route between Dillingham, Alaska, United States and Marietta, Georgia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dillingham Airport (DLG), Dillingham, Alaska, United States and Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE), Marietta, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,690 miles (or 5,938 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 Dillingham Airport and Dobbins Air Reserve 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 Dillingham Airport and Dobbins Air Reserve Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DLG / PADL |
Airport Name: | Dillingham Airport |
Location: | Dillingham, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°2'40"N by 158°30'20"W |
Area Served: | Dillingham, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 81 feet (25 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DLG |
More Information: | DLG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MGE / KMGE |
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Location: | Marietta, Georgia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°54'55"N by 84°30'59"W |
View all routes: | Routes from MGE |
More Information: | MGE Maps & Info |
Facts about Dillingham Airport (DLG):
- The closest airport to Dillingham Airport (DLG) is Clarks Point Airport (CLP), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) S of DLG.
- Dillingham Airport (DLG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Dillingham Airport's relatively low elevation of 81 feet, planes can take off or land at Dillingham 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.
- The furthest airport from Dillingham Airport (DLG) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,706 miles (17,230 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
Facts about Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE):
- Originally intended by Cobb County, Georgia as an alternative airfield for Atlanta's Candler Field, this airfield was constructed in 1941 as Rickenbacker Field.
- In addition to being known as "Dobbins Air Reserve Base", another name for MGE is "Dobbins ARB".
- In 1940, the CAA offered to build a modern paved airport in Cobb County if the local governments provided the land.
- In addition to taking over Rickenbacker Field, the United States Army Air Forces purchased a parcel of land just north of the airfield for a cantonment area.
- The closest airport to Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE) is Fulton County Airport (FTY), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) S of MGE.
- In 1957, Naval Air Station Atlanta at Peachtree-DeKalb Airport in nereby Chamblee moved to Dobbins AFB.
- The furthest airport from Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,314 miles (18,208 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In 1949, the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta created the Southern Technical Institute, which was moved to land given by Dobbins AFB in 1958.
- Marietta Army Airfield remained open after the war and became the home of Georgia Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve units.