Nonstop flight route between Big Spring, Texas, United States and Kaélé, Cameroon:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS), Big Spring, Texas, United States and Kaélé Airport (KLE), Kaélé, Cameroon would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,306 miles (or 11,758 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 Kaélé 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 Kaélé 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):

• In August 1972, ATC established a pilot instructor training course for Vietnamese Air Force instructors at Webb AFB, Texas.
• 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.
• Big Spring Army Airfield
• In 1968, ATC established a single phase-pilot training squadron concept at Webb.
• In its continuing effort to cut costs, ATC made some major changes in the undergraduate pilot training program.
• 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.
• 3560th Pilot Training Wing
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Kaélé Airport (KLE):

• The closest airport to Kaélé Airport (KLE) is Salak Airport (MVR), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NNW of KLE.
• In addition to being known as "Kaélé Airport", another name for KLE is "Kaélé Airport (Kaélé)".
• Kaélé Airport (KLE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Kaélé Airport (KLE) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Kaélé Airport (meaning Kaélé Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,126 miles (19,516 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.