Nonstop flight route between Long Pahangai, West Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia and Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Datadawai Airport (DTD), Long Pahangai, West Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia and Biggs Army Airfield (BIF), Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,939 miles (or 14,386 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 Datadawai 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 Datadawai Airport and Biggs Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DTD / WALJ |
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Location: | Long Pahangai, West Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°48'37"N by 114°31'49"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DTD |
More Information: | DTD 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 Datadawai Airport (DTD):
- The closest airport to Datadawai Airport (DTD) is Long Apung Airport (LPU), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) NNE of DTD.
- Datadawai Airport (DTD) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Datadawai Airport", another name for DTD is "Bandar Udara Datah Dawai".
- The furthest airport from Datadawai Airport (DTD) is Barcelos Airport (BAZ), which is nearly antipodal to Datadawai Airport (meaning Datadawai Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barcelos Airport), and is located 12,260 miles (19,731 kilometers) away in Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil.
Facts about Biggs Army Airfield (BIF):
- What is now Biggs Army Airfield started life in 1915 as an encampment at Fort Bliss, Texas for the 82d Field Artillery.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Biggs Army Airfield", another name for BIF is "Biggs Air Force BaseBiggs Field".
- Biggs Field is now the home of the United States Army 1st Armored Division.
- 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.
- 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 97th Air Refueling Squadron, activated in March 1949, saw its manning increase as it received its first KB-29P in January 1950.
- Along with the B-50-equipped 97th Bomb Wing, Strategic Air Command established the 95th Bombardment Wing at Biggs in June 1952 and planned to base its heavy B-36 Peacemaker heavy bomber at the base.
- Biggs Army Airfield (BIF) currently has only 1 runway.
- In April 1943, the airfield came under the command of the Second Air Force and became headquarters for the XX Bomber Command.
- While in Alaska, the 97th Bombardment Wing had been activated under the Hobson Plan, and the 97th Bomb Group became a subordinate organization under the wing.