Nonstop flight route between Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States and Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Biggs Army Airfield (BIF), Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States and Miyazaki Airport (KMI), Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,636 miles (or 10,680 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 Miyazaki 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 Miyazaki 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: | KMI / RJFM |
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Location: | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°52'37"N by 131°26'54"E |
Area Served: | Miyazaki Prefecture |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KMI |
More Information: | KMI 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".
- 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 operated B-29s from Biggs, and participated in numerous exercises, operational readiness inspections, and overseas deployments.
- 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.
- Enough construction was completed by the late summer of 1942, to allow the 303d Bombardment Group to began training with B-17Fs under Second Air Force on 7 August.
- Between the two World Wars, Biggs served as a refueling stop for transient aircraft.
- Biggs Army Airfield (BIF) currently has only 1 runway.
- In August 1953, the first B-36D arrived at Biggs, although the majority of aircraft received were the later-model B-36J-III models with a higher operational ceiling, strengthened landing gear, increased fuel capacity, armament reduced to tail guns only and reduced crew.
Facts about Miyazaki Airport (KMI):
- Link Airs, a Fukuoka-based regional airline startup, plans to begin service to the airport in 2014.
- Because of Miyazaki Airport's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Miyazaki 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.
- Miyazaki Airport (KMI) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Miyazaki Airport", another name for KMI is "宮崎空港".
- The second floor has the head office of Solaseed Air.
- The closest airport to Miyazaki Airport (KMI) is Kagoshima Airport (KOJ), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) W of KMI.
- The furthest airport from Miyazaki Airport (KMI) is Salgado Filho International Airport (POA), which is nearly antipodal to Miyazaki Airport (meaning Miyazaki Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salgado Filho International Airport), and is located 12,234 miles (19,689 kilometers) away in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.