Nonstop flight route between Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States and Flagstaff, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Biggs Army Airfield (BIF), Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States and Flagstaff Pulliam Airport (FLG), Flagstaff, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 380 miles (or 612 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 Biggs Army Airfield and Flagstaff Pulliam Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | FLG / KFLG |
| Airport Name: | Flagstaff Pulliam Airport |
| Location: | Flagstaff, Arizona, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°8'25"N by 111°40'9"W |
| Area Served: | Flagstaff, Arizona |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Flagstaff |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7014 feet (2,138 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FLG |
| More Information: | FLG Maps & Info |
Facts about Biggs Army Airfield (BIF):
- The 97th operated B-29s from Biggs, and participated in numerous exercises, operational readiness inspections, and overseas deployments.
- With the activation of TAC, the new command assigned Headquarters, Ninth Air Force to Biggs on 28 March upon its return from Germany.
- A period of organization and continued construction followed, with II Bomber Command taking over training.
- 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.
- Biggs Army Airfield (BIF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Beginning in 1959, the B-36s were sent to Davis-Monthan AFB for reclamation as B-52B Stratofortresses began to arrive, being transferred from the 99th Bombardment Wing at Westover AFB, Massachusetts which was receiving new B-52Ds.
- In addition to being known as "Biggs Army Airfield", another name for BIF is "Biggs Air Force BaseBiggs Field".
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Flagstaff Pulliam Airport (FLG):
- The furthest airport from Flagstaff Pulliam Airport (FLG) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,332 miles (18,236 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Flagstaff Pulliam Airport's high elevation of 7,014 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at FLG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make FLG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- America West Airlines de Havilland Canada DHC-8 Dash 8 turboprops flew to the former America West hub in Phoenix before this airline was merged into US Airways.
- The closest airport to Flagstaff Pulliam Airport (FLG) is Sedona Airport (SDX), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) SSW of FLG.
- Flagstaff Pulliam Airport (FLG) currently has only 1 runway.
