Nonstop flight route between Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States and Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Biggs Army Airfield (BIF), Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States and Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (WNZ), Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,271 miles (or 11,701 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 Wenzhou Longwan International 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 Wenzhou Longwan International Airport. 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):

• In April 1943, the airfield came under the command of the Second Air Force and became headquarters for the XX Bomber Command.
• Prior to the takeover of Biggs by SAC in October 1948, it had previously moved the B-29 Superfortress-equipped 97th Bombardment Group to the base in May.
• With World War II imminent, a massive construction effort was begun at Biggs Army Airfield between 1942–1945.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (WNZ):

• The furthest airport from Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (WNZ) is Resistencia International Airport (RES), which is nearly antipodal to Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (meaning Wenzhou Longwan International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Resistencia International Airport), and is located 12,404 miles (19,963 kilometers) away in Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina.
• Wenzhou Longwan International Airport handled 5,326,802 passengers last year.
• Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (WNZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (WNZ) is Taizhou Luqiao Airport (HYN), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) NE of WNZ.
• Wenzhou Longwan International Airport is the airport serving the city of Wenzhou in southern Zhejiang Province, China.
• In addition to being known as "Wenzhou Longwan International Airport", other names for WNZ include "温州龙湾国际机场" and "Wēnzhōu Lóngwān Guójì Jīchǎng".
• The airport was opened for civil service on July 12, 1990.
• The airport can handle aircraft as large as the Boeing 767 and Airbus A300.