Nonstop flight route between Cuneo, Italy and Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cuneo International Airport (CUF), Cuneo, Italy and Biggs Army Airfield (BIF), Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,727 miles (or 9,216 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 Cuneo International Airport and Biggs 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 Cuneo International Airport and Biggs 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 Cuneo International Airport (CUF):

• In addition to being known as "Cuneo International Airport", another name for CUF is "Aeroporto Internazionale di Cuneo".
• Cuneo International Airport handled 236,113 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Cuneo International Airport (CUF) is Albenga Airport (ALL), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) SE of CUF.
• Cuneo International Airport (CUF) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Cuneo International Airport (CUF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Cuneo International Airport (meaning Cuneo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,228 miles (19,680 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about Biggs Army Airfield (BIF):

• In addition to being known as "Biggs Army Airfield", another name for BIF is "Biggs Air Force BaseBiggs Field".
• With the inactivation of the 362d, its personnel and aircraft were assigned to the newly reactivated 20th Fighter Group.
• With World War II imminent, a massive construction effort was begun at Biggs Army Airfield between 1942–1945.
• 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.
• 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.
• Enough construction was completed by the late summer of 1942, to allow the 303d Bombardment Group to began training with B-17Fs under Second Air Force on 7 August.
• 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.
• In 1958, the ability of the B-47 to penetrate Soviet airspace became compromised by improvements to the Soviet air defense system.