Nonstop flight route between Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States and Voronezh, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Biggs Army Airfield (BIF), Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States and Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye (VOZ), Voronezh, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,292 miles (or 10,126 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 Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye, 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 Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Biggs Army Airfield (BIF):

• 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 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 operated B-29s from Biggs, and participated in numerous exercises, operational readiness inspections, and overseas deployments.
• Beginning in 1950, the 97th Bomb Wing received its first B-50 Superfortress, an improved version of the B-29 capable of delivering atomic weapons.
• A period of organization and continued construction followed, with II Bomber Command taking over training.
• With the inactivation of the 362d, its personnel and aircraft were assigned to the newly reactivated 20th Fighter Group.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Biggs Army Airfield", another name for BIF is "Biggs Air Force BaseBiggs Field".
• The 97th Air Refueling Squadron, activated in March 1949, saw its manning increase as it received its first KB-29P in January 1950.

Facts about Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye (VOZ):

• The closest airport to Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye (VOZ) is Lipetsk Airport (LPK), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) NNE of VOZ.
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• The furthest airport from Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye (VOZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,711 miles (17,238 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye (VOZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye", another name for VOZ is "Международный аэропорт Воронеж-Чертовицкое".
• Because of Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye's relatively low elevation of 515 feet, planes can take off or land at Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye 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.
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