Nonstop flight route between Big Spring, Texas, United States and San Felipe de Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS), Big Spring, Texas, United States and Gregorio Luperón International Airport (POP), San Felipe de Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,096 miles (or 3,373 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 relatively short distance between Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield and Gregorio Luperón International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS):

• 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.
• By 1960, the consolidated pilot training program meant the consolidation of preflight, primary, and basic instruction into one school.
• 78th Flying Training Wing
• Big Spring Army Airfield
• The base was declared surplus and was turned over to the War Assets Administration after being closed.
• At Webb AFB, the last two pilot training classes completed course work on 30 August 1977, and fixed wing qualification training ended on 1 September 1977.

Facts about Gregorio Luperón International Airport (POP):

• Gregorio Luperón International Airport handled 744,754 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Gregorio Luperón International Airport (POP) is Cibao International Airport (STI), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) S of POP.
• In addition to being known as "Gregorio Luperón International Airport", another name for POP is "Aeropuerto Internacional Gregorio Luperón".
• The main terminal building has 10 gates.
• Because of Gregorio Luperón International Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Gregorio Luperón 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.
• Gregorio Luperón International Airport (POP) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Gregorio Luperón International Airport (POP) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is nearly antipodal to Gregorio Luperón International Airport (meaning Gregorio Luperón International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAAF Learmonth), and is located 12,091 miles (19,458 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.