Nonstop flight route between Bisbee/Douglas, Arizona, United States and Sweetwater, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bisbee Douglas International Airport (DUG), Bisbee/Douglas, Arizona, United States and Avenger Field (SWW), Sweetwater, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 540 miles (or 869 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 relatively short distance between Bisbee Douglas International Airport and Avenger Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DUG / KDUG |
Airport Name: | Bisbee Douglas International Airport |
Location: | Bisbee/Douglas, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°28'8"N by 109°36'12"W |
Area Served: | Douglas & Bisbee, Arizona |
Operator/Owner: | Cochise County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4154 feet (1,266 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DUG |
More Information: | DUG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SWW / KSWW |
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Location: | Sweetwater, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°28'1"N by 100°27'59"W |
Area Served: | Sweetwater, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Sweetwater |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2380 feet (725 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SWW |
More Information: | SWW Maps & Info |
Facts about Bisbee Douglas International Airport (DUG):
- Because of Bisbee Douglas International Airport's high elevation of 4,154 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DUG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DUG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Bisbee Douglas International Airport (DUG) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Bisbee Douglas International Airport (DUG) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,517 miles (18,535 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Bisbee Douglas International Airport (DUG) is Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) SSE of DUG.
- American Airlines stopped at DUG until Apache took over in 1965.
- The airport was built between 1941 and 1943 and was a bomber training airfield during World War II.
Facts about Avenger Field (SWW):
- In addition to being known as "Avenger Field", another name for SWW is "(former Avenger Army Airfield)".
- The closest airport to Avenger Field (SWW) is Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) E of SWW.
- The furthest airport from Avenger Field (SWW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,107 miles (17,874 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Today, most of the cold war air force station has been redeveloped and new buildings have taken their place.
- In 1967 the search radar was replaced by an AN/FPS-67B.
- The WASPs were employed under the Civil Service program.
- Avenger Field covers 896 acres at an elevation of 2,380 feet.
- Avenger Field (SWW) has 2 runways.