Nonstop flight route between Big Spring, Texas, United States and Pucallpa, Peru:
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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 FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport (PCL), Pucallpa, Peru would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,320 miles (or 5,343 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 FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International 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 FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International 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: | PCL / SPCL |
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Location: | Pucallpa, Peru |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°22'40"S by 74°34'27"W |
Operator/Owner: | ADP |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 513 feet (156 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PCL |
More Information: | PCL Maps & Info |
Facts about Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS):
- 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 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.
- Instruction of the first class began in April 1952.
- 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.
- 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.
- In its continuing effort to cut costs, ATC made some major changes in the undergraduate pilot training program.
- 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 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 FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport (PCL):
- In addition to being known as "FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport", another name for PCL is "Aeropuerto Internacional Capitán FAP David Abenzur Rengifo".
- Because of FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 513 feet, planes can take off or land at FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International 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 FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport (PCL) is Cà Mau Airport (CAH), which is nearly antipodal to FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport (meaning FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cà Mau Airport), and is located 12,379 miles (19,922 kilometers) away in Cà Mau Province, Vietnam.
- FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport (PCL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport (PCL) is Tingo María Airport (TGI), which is located 116 miles (187 kilometers) WSW of PCL.