Nonstop flight route between Big Spring, Texas, United States and Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS), Big Spring, Texas, United States and Jingdezhen Luojia Airport (JDZ), Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,484 miles (or 12,045 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 Jingdezhen Luojia 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 Jingdezhen Luojia Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JDZ / ZSJD |
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Location: | Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°20'18"N by 117°10'32"E |
Elevation: | 112 feet (34 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from JDZ |
More Information: | JDZ Maps & Info |
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 Air Force established a standard wing structure—a dual deputy concept—in 1963.
- 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.
- At that time, nearly 6,000 students had graduated and the field's training aircraft had flown approximately 400,000 hours and more than 60 million miles.
- The airfield and flight line was converted to an uncontrolled/UNICOM-only general aviation airport renamed Big Spring McMahon-Wrinkle Airport, serving the City of Big Spring.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Jingdezhen Luojia Airport (JDZ):
- The closest airport to Jingdezhen Luojia Airport (JDZ) is Jiujiang Lushan Airport (JIU), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) W of JDZ.
- In addition to being known as "Jingdezhen Luojia Airport", other names for JDZ include "景德镇罗家机场" and "Jǐngdézhèn Luōjiā Jīchǎng".
- Because of Jingdezhen Luojia Airport's relatively low elevation of 112 feet, planes can take off or land at Jingdezhen Luojia 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.
- The furthest airport from Jingdezhen Luojia Airport (JDZ) is Ceres Airport (CRR), which is nearly antipodal to Jingdezhen Luojia Airport (meaning Jingdezhen Luojia Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ceres Airport), and is located 12,372 miles (19,910 kilometers) away in Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina.