Nonstop flight route between Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States and Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Biggs Army Airfield (BIF), Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States and Dubbo City Regional Airport (DBO), Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,146 miles (or 13,109 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 Dubbo City Regional 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 Dubbo City Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BIF / KBIF |
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| Location: | Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°50'57"N by 106°22'47"W |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Army ATCA-ASO |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 3946 feet (1,203 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BIF |
| More Information: | BIF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DBO / YSDU |
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| Location: | Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°13'0"S by 148°34'29"E |
| Area Served: | Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia |
| Operator/Owner: | Dubbo City Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 935 feet (285 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DBO |
| More Information: | DBO Maps & Info |
Facts about Biggs Army Airfield (BIF):
- 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.
- While in Alaska, the 97th Bombardment Wing had been activated under the Hobson Plan, and the 97th Bomb Group became a subordinate organization under the wing.
- In April 1943, the 330th Bombardment Group was established at Biggs to begin replacement training of personnel, rather than the training of entire groups.
- The 97th experienced two mission changes in 1955.
- What is now Biggs Army Airfield started life in 1915 as an encampment at Fort Bliss, Texas for the 82d Field Artillery.
- 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.
- Along with the B-50-equipped 97th Bomb Wing, Strategic Air Command established the 95th Bombardment Wing at Biggs in June 1952 and planned to base its heavy B-36 Peacemaker heavy bomber at the base.
- Biggs Army Airfield (BIF) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Dubbo City Regional Airport (DBO):
- The closest airport to Dubbo City Regional Airport (DBO) is Mudgee Airport (DGE), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) ESE of DBO.
- On 14 March 2013, REX announced that it could cut the weekly services, in response to DCC decision to charge for screening, on the Dubbo - Sydney route from 82 to 73 flights from April 2013 and re-deploying its Dubbo - Sydney aircraft for the Wagga Wagga to Sydney route.
- The furthest airport from Dubbo City Regional Airport (DBO) is Horta International Airport (HOR), which is located 11,975 miles (19,272 kilometers) away in Horta, Azores, Portugal.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 935 ft above sea level.
- Dubbo City Regional Airport (DBO) has 2 runways.
- Because of Dubbo City Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 935 feet, planes can take off or land at Dubbo City Regional 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.
- In addition to being known as "Dubbo City Regional Airport", another name for DBO is "Dubbo City Airport".
