Nonstop flight route between Big Spring, Texas, United States and Acarigua, Venezuela:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS), Big Spring, Texas, United States and Oswaldo Guevara Mujica Airport (AGV), Acarigua, Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,588 miles (or 4,165 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 Oswaldo Guevara Mujica 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 Oswaldo Guevara Mujica 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 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 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.
• 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.
• Emblem of the AAF Bombardier School Big Spring AAF
• Perhaps the most dominant feature on the ATC landscape in 1974 was the serious fuel shortage the command had to contend with for much of the year.
• In 1956, the Air Defense Command 331st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron was transferred to Webb from Stewart Air Force Base in New York to defend the southern United States border on air intercept missions as part of the Central Air Defense Force.
• The facility was brought back into service as a primary training installation because of the Korean War and the need for additional pilots.

Facts about Oswaldo Guevara Mujica Airport (AGV):

• The furthest airport from Oswaldo Guevara Mujica Airport (AGV) is Adisucipto International Airport (JOG), which is nearly antipodal to Oswaldo Guevara Mujica Airport (meaning Oswaldo Guevara Mujica Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Adisucipto International Airport), and is located 12,313 miles (19,815 kilometers) away in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
• The closest airport to Oswaldo Guevara Mujica Airport (AGV) is Jacinto Lara International Airport (BRM), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NNW of AGV.
• Because of Oswaldo Guevara Mujica Airport's relatively low elevation of 741 feet, planes can take off or land at Oswaldo Guevara Mujica 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.
• Oswaldo Guevara Mujica Airport (AGV) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Oswaldo Guevara Mujica Airport", another name for AGV is "Aeropuerto Gral. Bgda. Oswaldo Guevara Mujica".