Nonstop flight route between Châteauroux / Déols, France and Big Spring, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Châteauroux-Centre "Marcel Dassault" Airport (CHR), Châteauroux / Déols, France and Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS), Big Spring, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,191 miles (or 8,355 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 Châteauroux-Centre "Marcel Dassault" Airport and Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield, 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 Châteauroux-Centre "Marcel Dassault" Airport and Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CHR / LFLX |
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Location: | Châteauroux / Déols, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°51'37"N by 1°43'15"E |
Area Served: | Châteauroux |
Operator/Owner: | Aéroport Châteauroux-Centre |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 529 feet (161 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CHR |
More Information: | CHR Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Châteauroux-Centre "Marcel Dassault" Airport (CHR):
- In addition to being known as "Châteauroux-Centre "Marcel Dassault" Airport", another name for CHR is "Aéroport de Châteauroux-Centre "Marcel Dassault"".
- Because of Châteauroux-Centre "Marcel Dassault" Airport's relatively low elevation of 529 feet, planes can take off or land at Châteauroux-Centre "Marcel Dassault" 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.
- Châteauroux-Centre "Marcel Dassault" Airport (CHR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 529 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Châteauroux-Centre "Marcel Dassault" Airport (CHR) is Bourges Airport (BOU), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) ENE of CHR.
- The furthest airport from Châteauroux-Centre "Marcel Dassault" Airport (CHR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Châteauroux-Centre "Marcel Dassault" Airport (meaning Châteauroux-Centre "Marcel Dassault" Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,208 miles (19,647 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- It was formerly known as Châteauroux-Déols "Marcel Dassault" Airport.
Facts about Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS):
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 facility first was used by the United States Army Air Forces as Big Spring Army Air Field, opening on 28 April 1942 as part of the Central Flying Training Command.
- 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.