Nonstop flight route between Big Spring, Texas, United States and Utti / Valkeala, Finland:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from BGS to UTI:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- BGS Airport Information
- UTI Airport Information
- Facts about BGS
- Facts about UTI
- Map of Nearest Airports to BGS
- List of Nearest Airports to BGS
- Map of Furthest Airports from BGS
- List of Furthest Airports from BGS
- Map of Nearest Airports to UTI
- List of Nearest Airports to UTI
- Map of Furthest Airports from UTI
- List of Furthest Airports from UTI
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS), Big Spring, Texas, United States and Utti Airport (UTI), Utti / Valkeala, Finland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,381 miles (or 8,660 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 Utti 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 Utti 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: | UTI / EFUT |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Utti / Valkeala, Finland |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°53'47"N by 26°56'17"E |
Operator/Owner: | Finavia, Finnish Defence Forces |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 339 feet (103 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UTI |
More Information: | UTI Maps & Info |
Facts about Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS):
- 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 base was declared surplus and was turned over to the War Assets Administration after being closed.
- Instruction of the first class began in April 1952.
- The AT-11 which was activated to replace the separate air and ground units.
- 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.
- In its continuing effort to cut costs, ATC made some major changes in the undergraduate pilot training program.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Utti Airport (UTI):
- Utti Airport handled 14 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Utti Airport (UTI) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,915 miles (17,566 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Utti Airport's relatively low elevation of 339 feet, planes can take off or land at Utti 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 closest airport to Utti Airport (UTI) is Lappeenranta Airport (LPP), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) ENE of UTI.
- In addition to being known as "Utti Airport", another name for UTI is "Utin lentoasema".
- Utti Airport (UTI) currently has only 1 runway.