Nonstop flight route between Big Spring, Texas, United States and Miskolc, Hungary:
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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 Miskolc Airport (MCQ), Miskolc, Hungary would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,841 miles (or 9,400 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 Miskolc 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 Miskolc 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: | MCQ / LHMC |
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Location: | Miskolc, Hungary |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°8'16"N by 20°47'23"E |
Area Served: | Miskolc, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary |
Operator/Owner: | Borsod County Flight Club |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 390 feet (119 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MCQ |
More Information: | MCQ Maps & Info |
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.
- Emblem of the AAF Bombardier School Big Spring AAF
- Big Spring Army Airfield
- 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 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.
- In 1968, ATC established a single phase-pilot training squadron concept at Webb.
- 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.
Facts about Miskolc Airport (MCQ):
- Because of Miskolc Airport's relatively low elevation of 390 feet, planes can take off or land at Miskolc 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 "Miskolc Airport", another name for MCQ is "Miskolci repülőtér".
- The furthest airport from Miskolc Airport (MCQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,559 miles (18,602 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Miskolc Airport (MCQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Miskolc Airport (MCQ) is Košice International Airport (KSC), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) NNE of MCQ.