Nonstop flight route between Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States and Nashik, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Biggs Army Airfield (BIF), Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States and Ozar Airport (ISK), Nashik, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,846 miles (or 14,236 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 Ozar 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 Ozar 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: | ISK / VAOZ |
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| Location: | Nashik, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°7'9"N by 73°54'48"E |
| Area Served: | Nashik, Maharashtra, India |
| Operator/Owner: | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 1900 feet (579 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ISK |
| More Information: | ISK Maps & Info |
Facts about Biggs Army Airfield (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.
- With the activation of TAC, the new command assigned Headquarters, Ninth Air Force to Biggs on 28 March upon its return from Germany.
- Biggs Army Airfield (BIF) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Biggs Army Airfield", another name for BIF is "Biggs Air Force BaseBiggs Field".
- The 97th operated B-29s from Biggs, and participated in numerous exercises, operational readiness inspections, and overseas deployments.
- In 1958, the ability of the B-47 to penetrate Soviet airspace became compromised by improvements to the Soviet air defense system.
- A period of organization and continued construction followed, with II Bomber Command taking over training.
- 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.
- After World War II, B-29 Superfortress personnel replacement training ended in October.
- With World War II imminent, a massive construction effort was begun at Biggs Army Airfield between 1942–1945.
Facts about Ozar Airport (ISK):
- The closest airport to Ozar Airport (ISK) is Daman Airport (NMB), which is located 73 miles (117 kilometers) WNW of ISK.
- The furthest airport from Ozar Airport (ISK) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,906 miles (19,161 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Ozar Airport (ISK) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Ozar Airport", another name for ISK is "ओझर विमानतळ".
- The airfield was built in 1964, when the Aircraft Division, Nashik, commenced licence manufacture of the MiG-21FL.
- 11 Base Repair Depot, one of the eight base repair depots of the Indian Air Force under overall control and supervision of the Maintenance Command, Nagpur is based at Ozar.
