Nonstop flight route between Enontekiö, Finland and Big Spring, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Enontekiö Airport (ENF), Enontekiö, Finland and Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS), Big Spring, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,942 miles (or 7,953 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 Enontekiö 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 Enontekiö 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: | ENF / EFET |
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Location: | Enontekiö, Finland |
GPS Coordinates: | 68°21'51"N by 23°25'38"E |
Operator/Owner: | Finavia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1005 feet (306 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ENF |
More Information: | ENF 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 Enontekiö Airport (ENF):
- The furthest airport from Enontekiö Airport (ENF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,595 miles (17,051 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Enontekiö Airport handled 16,023 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Enontekiö Airport", another name for ENF is "Enontekiön lentoasema".
- The closest airport to Enontekiö Airport (ENF) is Kittilä Airport (KTT), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) SE of ENF.
- Enontekiö Airport (ENF) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS):
- 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.
- 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 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.
- The base was declared surplus and was turned over to the War Assets Administration after being closed.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.