Nonstop flight route between Mykonos Island, Greece and Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mykonos Island National Airport (JMK), Mykonos Island, Greece and Biggs Army Airfield (BIF), Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,727 miles (or 10,826 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 Mykonos Island National Airport and Biggs 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 Mykonos Island National Airport and Biggs 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 Mykonos Island National Airport (JMK):

• Mykonos Island National Airport (JMK) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Mykonos Island National Airport's relatively low elevation of 405 feet, planes can take off or land at Mykonos Island National 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 Mykonos Island National Airport (JMK) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,382 miles (18,317 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• The transfer time from the town to the airport is about 10 minutes.
• The closest airport to Mykonos Island National Airport (JMK) is Syros National Airport "Demetrius Vikelas" (JSY), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) W of JMK.
• The airport is located 4 kilometers from the town of Mykonos.
• In addition to being known as "Mykonos Island National Airport", another name for JMK is "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Μυκόνου".

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.
• 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.
• Enough construction was completed by the late summer of 1942, to allow the 303d Bombardment Group to began training with B-17Fs under Second Air Force on 7 August.
• 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.
• The 97th Air Refueling Squadron, activated in March 1949, saw its manning increase as it received its first KB-29P in January 1950.
• Biggs Field is now the home of the United States Army 1st Armored Division.
• 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".
• With the activation of TAC, the new command assigned Headquarters, Ninth Air Force to Biggs on 28 March upon its return from Germany.