Nonstop flight route between Big Spring, Texas, United States and Tamanrasset, Algeria:
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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 Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport (TMR), Tamanrasset, Algeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,301 miles (or 10,141 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 Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok 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 Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok 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: | TMR / DAAT |
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Location: | Tamanrasset, Algeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°48'39"N by 5°27'2"E |
Area Served: | Tamanrasset, Algeria |
Operator/Owner: | EGSA Alger |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4518 feet (1,377 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TMR |
More Information: | TMR Maps & Info |
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 AT-11 which was activated to replace the separate air and ground units.
- 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.
- 331st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
- The base was declared surplus and was turned over to the War Assets Administration after being closed.
- In August 1972, ATC established a pilot instructor training course for Vietnamese Air Force instructors at Webb AFB, Texas.
- 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 Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport (TMR):
- In addition to being known as "Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport", other names for TMR include "Tamanrasset Airport (Aguenar)" and "Aéroport de Tamanrasset / Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok".
- The furthest airport from Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport (TMR) is Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU), which is nearly antipodal to Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport (meaning Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fuaʻamotu International Airport), and is located 12,322 miles (19,830 kilometers) away in Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga.
- Because of Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport's high elevation of 4,518 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TMR. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TMR a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport (TMR) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport (TMR) is In Guezzam Airport (INF), which is located 225 miles (363 kilometers) S of TMR.