Nonstop flight route between Big Spring, Texas, United States and Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS), Big Spring, Texas, United States and Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI), Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,414 miles (or 8,714 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 Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield and Raimundo de Andrade Airport, 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 Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield and Raimundo de Andrade Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BGS / |
Airport Name: | Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield |
Location: | Big Spring, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°13'5"N by 101°31'17"W |
View all routes: | Routes from BGS |
More Information: | BGS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CDI / |
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Location: | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°50'12"S by 41°11'15"W |
Area Served: | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 335 feet (102 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CDI |
More Information: | CDI Maps & Info |
Facts about Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS):
- The closest airport to Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS) is Midland Airpark (MDD), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) WSW of BGS.
- The airfield and flight line was converted to an uncontrolled/UNICOM-only general aviation airport renamed Big Spring McMahon-Wrinkle Airport, serving the City of Big Spring.
- At that time, nearly 6,000 students had graduated and the field's training aircraft had flown approximately 400,000 hours and more than 60 million miles.
- In 1956, the Air Defense Command 331st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron was transferred to Webb from Stewart Air Force Base in New York to defend the southern United States border on air intercept missions as part of the Central Air Defense Force.
- The Air Force established a standard wing structure—a dual deputy concept—in 1963.
- Construction of the Army Air Forces Bombardier School began on 15 May 1942, and the airfield received its first class of cadets on 16 September 1942.
- The furthest airport from Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,166 miles (17,969 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In August 1972, ATC established a pilot instructor training course for Vietnamese Air Force instructors at Webb AFB, Texas.
Facts about Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI):
- Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI) is Campos–Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport (CAW), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) S of CDI.
- Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
- Because of Raimundo de Andrade Airport's relatively low elevation of 335 feet, planes can take off or land at Raimundo de Andrade 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.
- In addition to being known as "Raimundo de Andrade Airport", other names for CDI include "Aeroporto Raimundo de Andrade" and "SNKI".
- The furthest airport from Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI) is Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO), which is nearly antipodal to Raimundo de Andrade Airport (meaning Raimundo de Andrade Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2), and is located 12,121 miles (19,506 kilometers) away in Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan.