Nonstop flight route between Arandis / Swakopmund, Namibia and Big Spring, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Arandis Airport (ADI), Arandis / Swakopmund, Namibia and Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS), Big Spring, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,536 miles (or 13,737 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 Arandis 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 Arandis 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: | ADI / FYAR |
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Location: | Arandis / Swakopmund, Namibia |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°27'43"S by 14°58'48"E |
Area Served: | Arandis, Namibia |
Operator/Owner: | Private |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1905 feet (581 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ADI |
More Information: | ADI 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 Arandis Airport (ADI):
- The closest airport to Arandis Airport (ADI) is Walvis Bay Airport (WVB), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) SSW of ADI.
- Arandis Airport (ADI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Arandis Airport (ADI) is PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), which is nearly antipodal to Arandis Airport (meaning Arandis Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from PMRF Barking Sands), and is located 12,101 miles (19,474 kilometers) away in Kekaha, Hawaii, United States.
- In addition to being known as "Arandis Airport", another name for ADI is "Arandis Airport".
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.
- By the mid-1970s, the end of the Vietnam War, the associated financial costs of that conflict and related cuts in USAF force structure and future defense budgets meant a marked decrease in the need for Air Force pilots.
- Instruction of the first class began in April 1952.
- Big Spring Army Airfield
- 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 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.
- 3560th Pilot Training Wing