Nonstop flight route between Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States and Jacksonville, Illinois, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF), Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States and Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1 (IJX), Jacksonville, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,452 miles (or 2,336 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 Western Nebraska Regional Airport and Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BFF / KBFF |
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Location: | Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°52'26"N by 103°35'44"W |
Area Served: | Scottsbluff, Nebraska |
Operator/Owner: | Airport Authority of Scotts Bluff County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3967 feet (1,209 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BFF |
More Information: | BFF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IJX / KIJX |
Airport Name: | Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1 |
Location: | Jacksonville, Illinois, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°25'12"N by 81°38'24"W |
Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from IJX |
More Information: | IJX Maps & Info |
Facts about Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF):
- The base was occupied as early as 11 October 1942 and was assigned to Second Air Force.
- Western Nebraska Regional Airport opened in 1934.
- The closest airport to Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF) is Torrington Municipal Airport (TOR), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) WNW of BFF.
- The furthest airport from Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,729 miles (17,266 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In July 1970 Scotts Bluff County took control and has had it since.
- In addition to being known as "Western Nebraska Regional Airport", other names for BFF include "William B. Heilig Field" and "(former Scottsbluff Army Airfield)".
- The original mission was to train crews of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses and Consolidated B-24 Liberators bombers.
- Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF) has 2 runways.
Facts about Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1 (IJX):
- In 1970 Webb International Inc.
- The closest airport to Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1 (IJX) is Jacksonville International Airport (JAX), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NNW of IJX.
- The southeastern portion of Runway 30 has been reused as Imeson Park Boulevard.
- The largest airliner scheduled to Imeson was the McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61 flown by Delta Air Lines.
- In 1968, the 125 FIG relocated from Jacksonville Imeson Airport to a newly constructed military installation at the newly constructed Jacksonville International Airport.
- In an era of multistop airline flights JAX was busier than people nowadays would expect.
- As part of the buildup of forces prior to the United States entry into World War II, the Army Air Corps leased Imeson Field from the City of Jacksonville on 6 February 1941.
- Because of Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1 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 Imeson FieldJacksonville Army AirfieldNaval Auxiliary Air Station Jacksonville #1 (IJX) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,460 miles (18,442 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.