Nonstop flight route between Clark Special Economic Zone, Philippines and Big Spring, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Clark International Airport (CRK), Clark Special Economic Zone, Philippines and Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS), Big Spring, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,139 miles (or 13,098 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 Clark International 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 Clark International 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!

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Facts about Clark International Airport (CRK):

• Clark International Airport (CRK) has 2 runways.
• Because of Clark International Airport's relatively low elevation of 484 feet, planes can take off or land at Clark International 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 Clark International Airport (CRK) is Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH), which is nearly antipodal to Clark International Airport (meaning Clark International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Brigadeiro Camarão Airport), and is located 12,259 miles (19,729 kilometers) away in Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil.
• Clark is also served by airconditioned jeepneys en route to nearby Dau bus terminal and SM City Clark.
• Completed in April 2010, the $12 million expansion added a second storey, arrival and departure lounges, and two aerobridges to the terminal building.
• Clark International Airport is a major aviation center in the Philippines located within the Clark Freeport Zone serving the general area of Angeles City in the Philippines.
• The closest airport to Clark International Airport (CRK) is Subic Bay International Airport (SFS), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) SW of CRK.
• Clark International Airport handled 1,309,883 passengers last year.
• Park and ride services are provided within the airport as well.
• In addition to being known as "Clark International Airport", another name for CRK is "Paliparang Pandaigdig ng ClarkPangyatung Sulapawan ning Clark".

Facts about Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS):

• The airfield was activated as Big Spring Air Force Base on 1 October 1951 by the United States Air Force Air Training Command and established the 3560th Pilot Training Wing.
• 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 August 1972, ATC established a pilot instructor training course for Vietnamese Air Force instructors at Webb AFB, Texas.
• Emblem of the AAF Bombardier School Big Spring AAF
• 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.
• 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.