Nonstop flight route between Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States and Ryazan, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(31°50'57"N by 106°22'47"W)
Arrival Airport:
(54°33'17"N by 39°51'17"E)
Distance from BIF to RZN:
6,137.72 miles (9,877.68 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Biggs Army Airfield (BIF), Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States and Turlatovo Airport (RZN), Ryazan, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,138 miles (or 9,878 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 Turlatovo 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 Turlatovo 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | RZN / UUWR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ryazan, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°33'17"N by 39°51'17"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 502 feet (153 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from RZN |
| More Information: | RZN 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 1966, the USAF closed Biggs AFB in a budgetary move and released the base for Army use.
- With the activation of TAC, the new command assigned Headquarters, Ninth Air Force to Biggs on 28 March upon its return from Germany.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The 97th experienced two mission changes in 1955.
Facts about Turlatovo Airport (RZN):
- Because of Turlatovo Airport's relatively low elevation of 502 feet, planes can take off or land at Turlatovo 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 Turlatovo Airport (RZN) is Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME), which is located 97 miles (156 kilometers) NW of RZN.
- In addition to being known as "Turlatovo Airport", another name for RZN is "Аэропорт Турлатово".
- The furthest airport from Turlatovo Airport (RZN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,662 miles (17,159 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 2.92 miles (4.70 km) S | El Paso International Airport (ELP) | El Paso, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 14.99 miles (24.13 km) S | Abraham González International Airport (CJS) | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 3 | 14.99 miles (24.13 km) S | Nuevo Casas Grandes Municipal Airport (NCG) | Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 4 | 43.94 miles (70.72 km) NW | Las Cruces International Airport (LRU) | Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States | |
| 5 | 71.12 miles (114.46 km) NNE | Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield (HMN) | Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States | |
| 6 | 72.12 miles (116.06 km) NNE | Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport (ALM) | Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States | |
| 7 | 73.52 miles (118.32 km) W | Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS) | Columbus, New Mexico, United States | |
| 8 | 83.52 miles (134.41 km) WNW | Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield (DMN) | Deming, New Mexico, United States | |
| 9 | 108.82 miles (175.13 km) ESE | Culberson County Airport (VHN) | Van Horn, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 109.03 miles (175.47 km) NNW | Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport (TCS) | Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, United States | |
| 11 | 117.19 miles (188.60 km) WNW | Grant County Airport (SVC) | Silver City, New Mexico, United States | |
| 12 | 128.40 miles (206.64 km) ENE | Cavern City Air Terminal (CNM) | Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States | |
| 13 | 131.38 miles (211.43 km) ENE | Artesia Municipal Airport (ATS) | Artesia, New Mexico, United States | |
| 14 | 147.17 miles (236.85 km) NE | Roswell International Air Center (ROW) | Roswell, New Mexico, United States | |
| 15 | 171.87 miles (276.59 km) E | Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ) | Pecos, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,386.81 miles (18,325.24 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,174.71 miles (17,983.90 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,100.93 miles (17,865.18 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 11,087.51 miles (17,843.58 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,754.87 miles (17,308.24 km) E | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,716.40 miles (17,246.34 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,655.16 miles (17,147.78 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,653.79 miles (17,145.57 km) ESE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,632.78 miles (17,111.76 km) ESE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,617.12 miles (17,086.55 km) E | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,579.17 miles (17,025.49 km) ESE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,563.85 miles (17,000.83 km) ESE | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,526.48 miles (16,940.68 km) ESE | Mandritsara Airport (WMA) | Mandritsara, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,503.77 miles (16,904.14 km) ESE | Tsaratanana Airport (TTS) | Tsaratanana, Madagascar. | |
| 15 | 10,500.21 miles (16,898.41 km) ESE | Tsiroanomandidy Airport (WTS) | Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 97.20 miles (156.43 km) NW | Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 2 | 102.24 miles (164.53 km) NW | Bykovo Airport (BKA) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 3 | 114.06 miles (183.56 km) NW | Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF) | Podolsk, Russia | |
| 4 | 115.56 miles (185.98 km) NW | Chkalovsky Airport (CKL) | Shchyolkovo (Moscow Oblast), Russia | |
| 5 | 125.09 miles (201.31 km) NW | Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 6 | 128.59 miles (206.95 km) S | Lipetsk Airport (LPK) | Lipetsk, Russia | |
| 7 | 137.19 miles (220.79 km) NW | Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 8 | 137.99 miles (222.07 km) SSE | Tambov Donskoye Airport (TBW) | Tambov, Russia | |
| 9 | 139.68 miles (224.80 km) W | Grabtsevo Airport (KLF) | Kaluga, Russia | |
| 10 | 170.15 miles (273.82 km) NNE | Yuzhny Airport (IWA) | Ivanovo, Russia | |
| 11 | 191.07 miles (307.50 km) S | Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye (VOZ) | Voronezh, Russia | |
| 12 | 192.82 miles (310.31 km) NE | Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ) | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | |
| 13 | 193.14 miles (310.82 km) SW | Yuzhny Airport (OEL) | Oryol, Russia | |
| 14 | 208.00 miles (334.74 km) N | Tunoshna (IAR) | Yaroslavl, Russia | |
| 15 | 217.88 miles (350.64 km) E | Saransk Airport (SKX) | Saransk, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,662.19 miles (17,159.08 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,245.42 miles (16,488.36 km) S | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,225.31 miles (16,455.99 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,213.86 miles (16,437.57 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,211.67 miles (16,434.05 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,211.47 miles (16,433.73 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,209.64 miles (16,430.78 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,207.95 miles (16,428.06 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,207.61 miles (16,427.52 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,205.76 miles (16,424.54 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,197.25 miles (16,410.84 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,196.51 miles (16,409.66 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,195.19 miles (16,407.53 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,190.65 miles (16,400.22 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,179.02 miles (16,381.51 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |