Nonstop flight route between Chiclayo, Peru and Big Spring, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX), Chiclayo, Peru and Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS), Big Spring, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,050 miles (or 4,909 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 Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport 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 Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport 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 Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX):

• Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) is Hat Yai International Airport (HDY), which is nearly antipodal to Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (meaning Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hat Yai International Airport), and is located 12,419 miles (19,986 kilometers) away in Hat Yai, Songkhla Province, Thailand.
• The closest airport to Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) is Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA), which is located 95 miles (153 kilometers) ESE of CIX.
• Because of Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International 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.

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

• 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.
• In August 1972, ATC established a pilot instructor training course for Vietnamese Air Force instructors at Webb AFB, Texas.
• Activated on 26 June 1942, the mission of Big Spring AAF was to train aviation cadets in high altitude precision bombing as bombardiers.
• Emblem of the AAF Bombardier School Big Spring AAF
• Instruction of the first class began in April 1952.
• At Webb AFB, the last two pilot training classes completed course work on 30 August 1977, and fixed wing qualification training ended on 1 September 1977.
• 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.