Nonstop flight route between Hayden, Colorado, United States and Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Yampa Valley Airport (HDN), Hayden, Colorado, United States and Biggs Army Airfield (BIF), Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 598 miles (or 963 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 Yampa Valley Airport and Biggs Army Airfield, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Yampa Valley Airport (HDN):

• Yampa Valley Airport is a county owned, public airport in Routt County, Colorado, two miles southeast of Hayden and about 25 miles west of Steamboat Springs.
• Yampa Valley Airport (HDN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Yampa Valley Airport's high elevation of 6,606 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at HDN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make HDN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• In addition to being known as "Yampa Valley Airport", another name for HDN is "Yampa Valley Regional Airport".
• The airport has two ARFF trucks in the operations garage that are run by full-time and seasonal firefighters.
• The closest airport to Yampa Valley Airport (HDN) is Craig–Moffat Airport (CIG), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) W of HDN.
• The furthest airport from Yampa Valley Airport (HDN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,901 miles (17,543 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.

Facts about Biggs Army Airfield (BIF):

• Biggs Army Airfield (BIF) currently has only 1 runway.
• Beginning in 1950, the 97th Bomb Wing received its first B-50 Superfortress, an improved version of the B-29 capable of delivering atomic weapons.
• Prior to the takeover of Biggs by SAC in October 1948, it had previously moved the B-29 Superfortress-equipped 97th Bombardment Group to the base in May.
• 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.
• Biggs Field is now the home of the United States Army 1st Armored Division.
• With the inactivation of the 362d, its personnel and aircraft were assigned to the newly reactivated 20th Fighter Group.
• In April 1943, the airfield came under the command of the Second Air Force and became headquarters for the XX Bomber Command.
• In addition to being known as "Biggs Army Airfield", another name for BIF is "Biggs Air Force BaseBiggs Field".
• Biggs Army Airfield, Biggs AAF, Biggs Field, or simply "Biggs" is a military airport located at Fort Bliss in El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, in the United States.
• In 1958, the ability of the B-47 to penetrate Soviet airspace became compromised by improvements to the Soviet air defense system.
• 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.