Nonstop flight route between Big Spring, Texas, United States and Kaélé, Cameroon:
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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 Kaélé Airport (KLE), Kaélé, Cameroon would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,306 miles (or 11,758 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 Kaélé 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 Kaélé 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: | KLE / FKKH |
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Location: | Kaélé, Cameroon |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°5'34"N by 14°26'40"E |
Area Served: | Kaélé |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1276 feet (389 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KLE |
More Information: | KLE Maps & Info |
Facts about Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS):
- 331st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
- 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.
- 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 airfield was activated as Big Spring Air Force Base on 1 October 1951 by the United States Air Force Air Training Command and established the 3560th Pilot Training Wing.
- At Webb AFB, the last two pilot training classes completed course work on 30 August 1977, and fixed wing qualification training ended on 1 September 1977.
- The Air Force established a standard wing structure—a dual deputy concept—in 1963.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Kaélé Airport (KLE):
- The closest airport to Kaélé Airport (KLE) is Salak Airport (MVR), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NNW of KLE.
- In addition to being known as "Kaélé Airport", another name for KLE is "Kaélé Airport (Kaélé)".
- Kaélé Airport (KLE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kaélé Airport (KLE) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Kaélé Airport (meaning Kaélé Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,126 miles (19,516 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.