Nonstop flight route between Sweetwater, Texas, United States and Batna, Algeria:
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Arrival Airport:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Avenger Field (SWW), Sweetwater, Texas, United States and Mostépha Ben Boulaid Airport (BLJ), Batna, Algeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,758 miles (or 9,267 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 Avenger Field and Mostépha Ben Boulaid 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 Avenger Field and Mostépha Ben Boulaid Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SWW / KSWW |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Sweetwater, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°28'1"N by 100°27'59"W |
Area Served: | Sweetwater, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Sweetwater |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2380 feet (725 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SWW |
More Information: | SWW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BLJ / DABT |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Batna, Algeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°45'6"N by 6°18'33"E |
Area Served: | Batna |
Operator/Owner: | EGSA Alger |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3445 feet (1,050 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BLJ |
More Information: | BLJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Avenger Field (SWW):
- In the year ending February 6, 2012 the airport had 4,500 general aviation aircraft operations, average 12 per day.
- At the end of the war the airfield was determined to be excess by the military and turned over to the local government for civil use.
- Avenger Field (SWW) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Avenger Field (SWW) is Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) E of SWW.
- The WASPs were employed under the Civil Service program.
- The furthest airport from Avenger Field (SWW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,107 miles (17,874 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- As a Texas World War II Army Airfield, "Avenger Field" opened in August 1941 as a United States Army Air Forces training base of the AAF Flying Training Command, Gulf Coast Air Corps Training Center.
- In addition to being known as "Avenger Field", another name for SWW is "(former Avenger Army Airfield)".
- Avenger Field covers 896 acres at an elevation of 2,380 feet.
- Avenger Field remained a WASP training base until it closed in December 1944.
Facts about Mostépha Ben Boulaid Airport (BLJ):
- The furthest airport from Mostépha Ben Boulaid Airport (BLJ) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is located 11,936 miles (19,210 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Mostépha Ben Boulaid Airport (BLJ) is Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport (CZL), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) NNE of BLJ.
- In addition to being known as "Mostépha Ben Boulaid Airport", other names for BLJ include "Mostépha Ben Boulaid Airport (Batna)" and "Aeroport de Batna Mostépha Ben Boulaid".
- Mostépha Ben Boulaid Airport (BLJ) currently has only 1 runway.