Nonstop flight route between Bromont, Quebec, Canada and Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Roland-Désourdy Airport (ZBM), Bromont, Quebec, Canada and Biggs Army Airfield (BIF), Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,021 miles (or 3,252 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 relatively short distance between Roland-Désourdy Airport and Biggs Army Airfield, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZBM / CZBM |
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Location: | Bromont, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°17'26"N by 72°44'30"W |
Operator/Owner: | Régie Aéroportuaire Régionale des Cantons de l'Est |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 374 feet (114 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZBM |
More Information: | ZBM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BIF / KBIF |
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Location: | Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°50'57"N by 106°22'47"W |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Army ATCA-ASO |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 3946 feet (1,203 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BIF |
More Information: | BIF Maps & Info |
Facts about Roland-Désourdy Airport (ZBM):
- In addition to being known as "Roland-Désourdy Airport", another name for ZBM is "Bromont (Roland Désourdy) Airport".
- Roland-Désourdy Airport (ZBM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Roland-Désourdy Airport (ZBM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,549 miles (18,586 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The ACE Glider Club is based at the Roland-Désourdy Airport and glider and soaring flight operations normally span from April to October.
- From Roland-Désourdy Airport, it is possible to soar the cold front wave with a good performance sailplane and, when the meteorological conditions are favourable, it is possible to get airborne and get into a steady lift of more than 500 ft/min, over very wide areas.
- During spring 2007, work began on the construction of a new 2,000 ft × 25 ft asphalt runway that permits optimum military glider operations which is now 5,004 ft × 100 ft.
- The closest airport to Roland-Désourdy Airport (ZBM) is Saint-Jean Airport (YJN), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) W of ZBM.
- The Roland-Désourdy Airport cold front wave is very predictable.
- Because of Roland-Désourdy Airport's relatively low elevation of 374 feet, planes can take off or land at Roland-Désourdy 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.
Facts about Biggs Army Airfield (BIF):
- 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 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.
- Biggs Army Airfield (BIF) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 27 September 1947, Biggs Army Airfield became Biggs Air Force Base with the establishment of the United States Air Force, replacing the Army Air Forces.
- In addition to being known as "Biggs Army Airfield", another name for BIF is "Biggs Air Force BaseBiggs Field".
- 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.
- What is now Biggs Army Airfield started life in 1915 as an encampment at Fort Bliss, Texas for the 82d Field Artillery.
- In 1958, the ability of the B-47 to penetrate Soviet airspace became compromised by improvements to the Soviet air defense system.