Nonstop flight route between Big Spring, Texas, United States and Maracay, Venezuela:
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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 El Libertador (MYC), Maracay, Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,645 miles (or 4,257 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 El Libertador, 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 El Libertador. 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: | MYC / SVBL |
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Location: | Maracay, Venezuela |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°10'50"N by 67°33'39"W |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 1450 feet (442 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MYC |
More Information: | MYC Maps & Info |
Facts about Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS):
- Instruction of the first class began in April 1952.
- Emblem of the AAF Bombardier School Big Spring AAF
- Perhaps the most dominant feature on the ATC landscape in 1974 was the serious fuel shortage the command had to contend with for much of the year.
- 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 August 1972, ATC established a pilot instructor training course for Vietnamese Air Force instructors at Webb AFB, Texas.
- 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.
- Activated on 26 June 1942, the mission of Big Spring AAF was to train aviation cadets in high altitude precision bombing as bombardiers.
- 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 El Libertador (MYC):
- The furthest airport from El Libertador (MYC) is Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG), which is nearly antipodal to El Libertador (meaning El Libertador is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport), and is located 12,280 miles (19,763 kilometers) away in Malang, East Java, Indonesia.
- El Libertador (MYC) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "El Libertador", another name for MYC is "Base Aérea Libertador".
- The closest airport to El Libertador (MYC) is Arturo Michelena International Airport (VLN), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) W of MYC.