Nonstop flight route between Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States and Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Biggs Army Airfield (BIF), Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States and Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ), Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,061 miles (or 11,364 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 Xuzhou Guanyin 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 Xuzhou Guanyin 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 |
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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: | XUZ / ZSXZ |
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Location: | Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°3'32"N by 117°33'19"E |
Area Served: | Xuzhou, Jiangsu |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 108 feet (33 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from XUZ |
More Information: | XUZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Biggs Army Airfield (BIF):
- 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.
- By 1966, the introduction of the Titan and Atlas Intercontinental Strategic Ballistic Missiles into the US Strategic Inventory lessened the need for intercontinental strategic bombers.
- On 27 September 1947, Biggs Army Airfield became Biggs Air Force Base with the establishment of the United States Air Force, replacing the Army Air Forces.
- After World War II, B-29 Superfortress personnel replacement training ended in October.
- Biggs Army Airfield (BIF) currently has only 1 runway.
- What is now Biggs Army Airfield started life in 1915 as an encampment at Fort Bliss, Texas for the 82d Field Artillery.
- 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.
- Beginning in 1950, the 97th Bomb Wing received its first B-50 Superfortress, an improved version of the B-29 capable of delivering atomic weapons.
- In addition to being known as "Biggs Army Airfield", another name for BIF is "Biggs Air Force BaseBiggs Field".
Facts about Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ):
- Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Xuzhou airport was opened on November 8, 1997 with 20,000 sq.m.
- The closest airport to Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ) is Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) ENE of XUZ.
- The furthest airport from Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ) is Junín Airport (JNI), which is nearly antipodal to Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (meaning Xuzhou Guanyin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Junín Airport), and is located 12,344 miles (19,866 kilometers) away in Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- In addition to being known as "Xuzhou Guanyin Airport", other names for XUZ include "徐州观音机场" and "Xúzhōu Guānyīn Jīchǎng".
- Because of Xuzhou Guanyin Airport's relatively low elevation of 108 feet, planes can take off or land at Xuzhou Guanyin 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.