Nonstop flight route between Bamyan, Afghanistan and Big Spring, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bamyan Airport د بامیان هوائی ډګر (BIN), Bamyan, Afghanistan and Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS), Big Spring, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,754 miles (or 12,479 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 Bamyan Airport د بامیان هوائی ډګر and Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield, 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 Bamyan Airport د بامیان هوائی ډګر and Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bamyan Airport د بامیان هوائی ډګر (BIN):

• The closest airport to Bamyan Airport د بامیان هوائی ډګر (BIN) is Kabul International Airport (KBL), which is located 81 miles (130 kilometers) ESE of BIN.
• The furthest airport from Bamyan Airport د بامیان هوائی ډګر (BIN) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,884 miles (19,125 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• In addition to being known as "Bamyan Airport د بامیان هوائی ډګر", other names for BIN include "Bamiyan Airport (Bamiyan)" and "KDH".
• Because of Bamyan Airport د بامیان هوائی ډګر's high elevation of 8,367 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BIN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BIN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.

Facts about Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS):

• Big Spring Army Airfield
• Webb AFB was turned over to the General Services Agency for disposal on 1 January 1978 and the property later turned over to the Big Spring Industrial Park.
• The Air Force established a standard wing structure—a dual deputy concept—in 1963.
• The closest airport to Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS) is Midland Airpark (MDD), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) WSW of BGS.
• The furthest airport from Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,166 miles (17,969 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The airfield was activated as Big Spring Air Force Base on 1 October 1951 by the United States Air Force Air Training Command and established the 3560th Pilot Training Wing.