Nonstop flight route between Big Spring, Texas, United States and Beersheba, Israel:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS), Big Spring, Texas, United States and Be'er Sheva Airport (BEV), Beersheba, Israel would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,200 miles (or 11,587 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 Be'er Sheva 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 Be'er Sheva 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 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.
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• 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.
• Instruction of the first class began in April 1952.
• Activated on 26 June 1942, the mission of Big Spring AAF was to train aviation cadets in high altitude precision bombing as bombardiers.
• In its continuing effort to cut costs, ATC made some major changes in the undergraduate pilot training program.

Facts about Be'er Sheva Airport (BEV):

• Because of Be'er Sheva Airport's relatively low elevation of 656 feet, planes can take off or land at Be'er Sheva 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.
• In addition to being known as "Be'er Sheva Airport", another name for BEV is "שְׂדֵה תֵּימָן".
• The closest airport to Be'er Sheva Airport (BEV) is Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) WNW of BEV.
• The furthest airport from Be'er Sheva Airport (BEV) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,719 miles (18,860 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• Be'er Sheva Airport (BEV) currently has only 1 runway.