Nonstop flight route between Big Spring, Texas, United States and İzmir, Turkey:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS), Big Spring, Texas, United States and İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB), İzmir, Turkey would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,554 miles (or 10,547 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 Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield and İzmir Adnan Menderes 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 Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield and İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (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.
• 78th Flying Training Wing
• 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.
• 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.
• The AT-11 which was activated to replace the separate air and ground units.
• By 1960, the consolidated pilot training program meant the consolidation of preflight, primary, and basic instruction into one school.

Facts about İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB):

• Intercity trains operated by the Turkish State Railways stop at the Airport Station.
• The closest airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB) is Çiğli Air Base (IGL), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) NNW of ADB.
• İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB) has 2 runways.
• Because of İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport's relatively low elevation of 412 feet, planes can take off or land at İzmir Adnan Menderes 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.
• IZair's head office is on the airport property.
• The furthest airport from İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,338 miles (18,246 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• In addition to being known as "İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport", another name for ADB is "Adnan Menderes Havalimanı".
• The new international terminal was opened in September 2006 and the new domestic terminal is opened in March 2014.