Nonstop flight route between Big Spring, Texas, United States and Mo i Rana, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS), Big Spring, Texas, United States and Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll (MQN), Mo i Rana, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,842 miles (or 7,793 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 Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll, 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 Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll. 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):

• Construction of the Army Air Forces Bombardier School began on 15 May 1942, and the airfield received its first class of cadets on 16 September 1942.
• 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.
• In August 1972, ATC established a pilot instructor training course for Vietnamese Air Force instructors at Webb AFB, Texas.
• Instruction of the first class began in April 1952.
• 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.
• 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 Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll (MQN):

• The furthest airport from Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll (MQN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,827 miles (17,424 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll handled 96,936 passengers last year.
• The airport is located in Røssvoll about 20 minutes north-east of the town along the E6.
• Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll (MQN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll (MQN) is Hemavan Tärnaby Airport (HMV), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SSE of MQN.
• In addition to being known as "Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll", another name for MQN is "Mo i Rana lufthavn, Røssvoll".
• Because of Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll's relatively low elevation of 229 feet, planes can take off or land at Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll 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.