Nonstop flight route between Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States and North Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Biggs Army Airfield (BIF), Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States and North Caicos Airport (NCA), North Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,220 miles (or 3,572 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 North Caicos Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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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 Army Airfield (BIF) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• Biggs Field is now the home of the United States Army 1st Armored Division.
• In April 1943, the 330th Bombardment Group was established at Biggs to begin replacement training of personnel, rather than the training of entire groups.
• A period of organization and continued construction followed, with II Bomber Command taking over training.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• With the inactivation of the 362d, its personnel and aircraft were assigned to the newly reactivated 20th Fighter Group.

Facts about North Caicos Airport (NCA):

• North Caicos Airport (NCA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from North Caicos Airport (NCA) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is nearly antipodal to North Caicos Airport (meaning North Caicos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAAF Learmonth), and is located 12,050 miles (19,393 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of North Caicos Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at North Caicos 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.
• The closest airport to North Caicos Airport (NCA) is Middle Caicos Airport (MDS), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SE of NCA.