Nonstop flight route between Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States and Lappeenranta, Finland:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from BIF to LPP:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- BIF Airport Information
- LPP Airport Information
- Facts about BIF
- Facts about LPP
- Map of Nearest Airports to BIF
- List of Nearest Airports to BIF
- Map of Furthest Airports from BIF
- List of Furthest Airports from BIF
- Map of Nearest Airports to LPP
- List of Nearest Airports to LPP
- Map of Furthest Airports from LPP
- List of Furthest Airports from LPP
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Biggs Army Airfield (BIF), Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States and Lappeenranta Airport (LPP), Lappeenranta, Finland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,529 miles (or 8,897 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 Biggs Army Airfield and Lappeenranta 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 Biggs Army Airfield and Lappeenranta Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BIF / KBIF |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°50'57"N by 106°22'47"W |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Army ATCA-ASO |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 3946 feet (1,203 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BIF |
More Information: | BIF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LPP / EFLP |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Lappeenranta, Finland |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°2'44"N by 28°8'54"E |
Area Served: | Lappeenranta, Finland |
Operator/Owner: | Finavia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 349 feet (106 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LPP |
More Information: | LPP Maps & Info |
Facts about Biggs Army Airfield (BIF):
- The 97th experienced two mission changes in 1955.
- With the arrival of the 95th Bomb Wing in June 1952, the host unit at Biggs was changed to the SAC 810th Air Division, which operationally controlled both the 97th and 95th Bombardment Wings.
- The closest airport to Biggs Army Airfield (BIF) is El Paso International Airport (ELP), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) S of BIF.
- Biggs Army Airfield (BIF) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Biggs Army Airfield", another name for BIF is "Biggs Air Force BaseBiggs Field".
- The furthest airport from Biggs Army Airfield (BIF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,387 miles (18,325 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- With the inactivation of the 362d, its personnel and aircraft were assigned to the newly reactivated 20th Fighter Group.
- With World War II imminent, a massive construction effort was begun at Biggs Army Airfield between 1942–1945.
Facts about Lappeenranta Airport (LPP):
- Lappeenranta Airport is an international airport in Lappeenranta, Finland.
- Lappeenranta Airport (LPP) currently has only 1 runway.
- Lappeenranta Airport handled 98,300 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Lappeenranta Airport (LPP) is Utti Airport (UTI), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) WSW of LPP.
- Because of Lappeenranta Airport's relatively low elevation of 349 feet, planes can take off or land at Lappeenranta 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 furthest airport from Lappeenranta Airport (LPP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,877 miles (17,505 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Lappeenranta Airport", another name for LPP is "Lappeenrannan lentoasema".
- There are Matkahuolto expressbus connections to Saint Petersburg from Lappeenranta railway station.