Nonstop flight route between Shchyolkovo (Moscow Oblast), Russia and Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States:
Departure Airport:
(55°52'41"N by 38°3'42"E)
Arrival Airport:
(31°50'57"N by 106°22'47"W)
Distance from CKL to BIF:
6,023.52 miles (9,693.89 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chkalovsky Airport (CKL), Shchyolkovo (Moscow Oblast), Russia and Biggs Army Airfield (BIF), Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,024 miles (or 9,694 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CKL / UUMU |
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| Location: | Shchyolkovo (Moscow Oblast), Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°52'41"N by 38°3'42"E |
| Area Served: | Moscow |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 499 feet (152 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CKL |
| More Information: | CKL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BIF / KBIF |
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| Location: | Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°50'57"N by 106°22'47"W |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Army ATCA-ASO |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 3946 feet (1,203 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BIF |
| More Information: | BIF Maps & Info |
Facts about Chkalovsky Airport (CKL):
- Because of Chkalovsky Airport's relatively low elevation of 499 feet, planes can take off or land at Chkalovsky 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.
- In addition to being known as "Chkalovsky Airport", another name for CKL is "Чкаловский (аэропорт)".
- Chkalovsky Airport (CKL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Chkalovsky Airport (CKL) is Bykovo Airport (BKA), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) S of CKL.
- The furthest airport from Chkalovsky Airport (CKL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,712 miles (17,240 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Biggs Army Airfield (BIF):
- The 97th experienced two mission changes in 1955.
- 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.
- Biggs Army Airfield (BIF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Between the two World Wars, Biggs served as a refueling stop for transient aircraft.
- In 1966, the USAF closed Biggs AFB in a budgetary move and released the base for Army use.
- In addition to being known as "Biggs Army Airfield", another name for BIF is "Biggs Air Force BaseBiggs Field".
- 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.
- With the activation of TAC, the new command assigned Headquarters, Ninth Air Force to Biggs on 28 March upon its return from Germany.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 17.70 miles (28.48 km) S | Bykovo Airport (BKA) | Moscow, Russia |     |
| 2 | 25.88 miles (41.65 km) WNW | Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 3 | 33.02 miles (53.13 km) S | Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 4 | 33.29 miles (53.57 km) SW | Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF) | Podolsk, Russia | |
| 5 | 36.53 miles (58.79 km) WSW | Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 6 | 109.73 miles (176.59 km) NW | Tver Migalovo (KLD) | Tver Oblast, Russia | |
| 7 | 113.65 miles (182.90 km) SW | Grabtsevo Airport (KLF) | Kaluga, Russia | |
| 8 | 115.56 miles (185.98 km) SE | Turlatovo Airport (RZN) | Ryazan, Russia | |
| 9 | 132.07 miles (212.55 km) NE | Yuzhny Airport (IWA) | Ivanovo, Russia | |
| 10 | 140.79 miles (226.57 km) NNE | Tunoshna (IAR) | Yaroslavl, Russia | |
| 11 | 157.01 miles (252.69 km) NNE | Staroselye Airport (RYB) | Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia | |
| 12 | 173.37 miles (279.02 km) NE | Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома (KMW) | Kostroma, Russia | |
| 13 | 219.57 miles (353.36 km) SSW | Yuzhny Airport (OEL) | Oryol, Russia | |
| 14 | 222.15 miles (357.52 km) E | Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ) | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | |
| 15 | 227.30 miles (365.80 km) SSE | Lipetsk Airport (LPK) | Lipetsk, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,712.47 miles (17,240.01 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,290.18 miles (16,560.39 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,284.65 miles (16,551.50 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,281.75 miles (16,546.84 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,277.11 miles (16,539.36 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,270.91 miles (16,529.39 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,266.73 miles (16,522.66 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,266.64 miles (16,522.52 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,261.85 miles (16,514.80 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,257.91 miles (16,508.46 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,256.27 miles (16,505.82 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,253.86 miles (16,501.95 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,250.04 miles (16,495.80 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,248.24 miles (16,492.91 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,239.69 miles (16,479.14 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 2.92 miles (4.70 km) S | El Paso International Airport (ELP) | El Paso, Texas, United States | |
| 2 | 14.99 miles (24.13 km) S | Abraham González International Airport (CJS) | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 3 | 14.99 miles (24.13 km) S | Nuevo Casas Grandes Municipal Airport (NCG) | Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 4 | 43.94 miles (70.72 km) NW | Las Cruces International Airport (LRU) | Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States | |
| 5 | 71.12 miles (114.46 km) NNE | Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield (HMN) | Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States | |
| 6 | 72.12 miles (116.06 km) NNE | Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport (ALM) | Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States | |
| 7 | 73.52 miles (118.32 km) W | Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS) | Columbus, New Mexico, United States | |
| 8 | 83.52 miles (134.41 km) WNW | Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield (DMN) | Deming, New Mexico, United States | |
| 9 | 108.82 miles (175.13 km) ESE | Culberson County Airport (VHN) | Van Horn, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 109.03 miles (175.47 km) NNW | Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport (TCS) | Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, United States | |
| 11 | 117.19 miles (188.60 km) WNW | Grant County Airport (SVC) | Silver City, New Mexico, United States | |
| 12 | 128.40 miles (206.64 km) ENE | Cavern City Air Terminal (CNM) | Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States | |
| 13 | 131.38 miles (211.43 km) ENE | Artesia Municipal Airport (ATS) | Artesia, New Mexico, United States | |
| 14 | 147.17 miles (236.85 km) NE | Roswell International Air Center (ROW) | Roswell, New Mexico, United States | |
| 15 | 171.87 miles (276.59 km) E | Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ) | Pecos, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,386.81 miles (18,325.24 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,174.71 miles (17,983.90 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,100.93 miles (17,865.18 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 11,087.51 miles (17,843.58 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,754.87 miles (17,308.24 km) E | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,716.40 miles (17,246.34 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,655.16 miles (17,147.78 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,653.79 miles (17,145.57 km) ESE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,632.78 miles (17,111.76 km) ESE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,617.12 miles (17,086.55 km) E | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,579.17 miles (17,025.49 km) ESE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,563.85 miles (17,000.83 km) ESE | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,526.48 miles (16,940.68 km) ESE | Mandritsara Airport (WMA) | Mandritsara, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,503.77 miles (16,904.14 km) ESE | Tsaratanana Airport (TTS) | Tsaratanana, Madagascar. | |
| 15 | 10,500.21 miles (16,898.41 km) ESE | Tsiroanomandidy Airport (WTS) | Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar | |