Nonstop flight route between Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States and Caransebeş, Romania:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Biggs Army Airfield (BIF), Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States and Caransebeș Airport (CSB), Caransebeş, Romania would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,204 miles (or 9,984 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 Biggs Army Airfield and Caransebeș 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 Biggs Army Airfield and Caransebeș Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Biggs Army Airfield (BIF):

• Biggs Army Airfield (BIF) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 1966, the USAF closed Biggs AFB in a budgetary move and released the base for Army use.
• Beginning in 1950, the 97th Bomb Wing received its first B-50 Superfortress, an improved version of the B-29 capable of delivering atomic weapons.
• The 97th experienced two mission changes in 1955.
• On 27 September 1947, Biggs Army Airfield became Biggs Air Force Base with the establishment of the United States Air Force, replacing the Army Air Forces.
• In addition to being known as "Biggs Army Airfield", another name for BIF is "Biggs Air Force BaseBiggs Field".
• Biggs Field is now the home of the United States Army 1st Armored Division.
• The furthest airport from Biggs Army Airfield (BIF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,387 miles (18,325 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• In April 1943, the airfield came under the command of the Second Air Force and became headquarters for the XX Bomber Command.
• The closest airport to Biggs Army Airfield (BIF) is El Paso International Airport (ELP), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) S of BIF.
• In 1920 Camp Owen Bierne opened on the site of the current airbase as a base for airship operations but the units were soon disbanded.

Facts about Caransebeș Airport (CSB):

• Caransebeș Airport (CSB) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Caransebeș Airport (CSB) is Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR), which is located 52 miles (83 kilometers) WNW of CSB.
• In addition to being known as "Caransebeș Airport", another name for CSB is "Aeroportul Caransebeș".
• The furthest airport from Caransebeș Airport (CSB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,512 miles (18,527 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Caransebeș Airport's relatively low elevation of 864 feet, planes can take off or land at Caransebeș 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.