Nonstop flight route between Big Spring, Texas, United States and Chabahar, Iran:
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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 Konarak International Airport (ZBR), Chabahar, Iran would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,278 miles (or 13,322 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 Konarak 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 Konarak 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: | ZBR / OIZC |
Airport Name: | Konarak International Airport |
Location: | Chabahar, Iran |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°26'35"N by 60°22'54"E |
Area Served: | Chabahar |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 43 feet (13 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZBR |
More Information: | ZBR 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.
- Instruction of the first class began in April 1952.
- In 1968, ATC established a single phase-pilot training squadron concept at Webb.
- Activated on 26 June 1942, the mission of Big Spring AAF was to train aviation cadets in high altitude precision bombing as bombardiers.
- 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.
- 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.
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Facts about Konarak International Airport (ZBR):
- The furthest airport from Konarak International Airport (ZBR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,794 miles (18,981 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Konarak International Airport (ZBR) is Jiwani (JIW), which is located 93 miles (149 kilometers) ESE of ZBR.
- Because of Konarak International Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Konarak 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.
- Konarak International Airport (ZBR) has 2 runways.