Nonstop flight route between Burgas, Bulgaria and Wichita Falls, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Burgas Airport (BOJ), Burgas, Bulgaria and Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS), Wichita Falls, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,142 miles (or 9,885 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 Burgas Airport and Sheppard Air Force Base, 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 Burgas Airport and Sheppard Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Burgas Airport (BOJ):

• The Taxi Piazza is located in front of the Arrivals Terminal at Burgas Airport.
• Burgas Airport (BOJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• Burgas Airport handled 235,686 passengers last year.
• Fraport entered into partnership with Varna-based company BM Star.
• The map includes scheduled and charter destinations in Europe and part from Middle East.
• Burgas Airport, and also known as Sarafovo Airport is an airport in southeast Bulgaria and the second largest airport in the country.
• In addition to being known as "Burgas Airport", other names for BOJ include "Bourgas Airport", "Sarafovo Airport" and "Летище Бургас".
• The closest airport to Burgas Airport (BOJ) is Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR), which is located 48 miles (78 kilometers) NNE of BOJ.
• Because of Burgas Airport's relatively low elevation of 135 feet, planes can take off or land at Burgas 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 furthest airport from Burgas Airport (BOJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,230 miles (18,074 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Line No 15.Initial and final bus stops in Burgas – Burgas bus station "South".
• Burgas airport has been subject to heavy traffic following the growing tourism industry in Bulgaria and was in need of major investments to expand and handle projected passenger traffic.

Facts about Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS):

• Additionally, officers from all 13 participating nations fill subordinate leadership positions throughout the wing.
• The 3950th Technical Training Wing was designated the Sheppard Technical Training Center 1 January 1959.
• Sheppard AFB shares one runway with Wichita Falls Municipal Airport under a joint civil-military arrangement.
• The closest airport to Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS) is Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) S of SPS.
• The Air Force School of Health Care Sciences offered training in dentistry, medicine, nursing, and health-services administration.
• The furthest airport from Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,952 miles (17,626 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• In addition to being known as "Sheppard Air Force Base", another name for SPS is "Sheppard AFB".
• Sheppard AFB began providing top-notch instruction in a diverse array of Air Force specialties during World War II.
• During World War II, then-Sheppard Field conducted basic training, and it also trained glider mechanics, technical and flying training instructors and B-29 Superfortress flight engineers.