Nonstop flight route between Hohenems, Austria and Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport (HOH), Hohenems, Austria and Biggs Army Airfield (BIF), Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,680 miles (or 9,142 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 Hohenems-Dornbirn 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 Hohenems-Dornbirn 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: | HOH / LOIH |
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Location: | Hohenems, Austria |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°23'4"N by 9°41'59"E |
Area Served: | Dornbirn, Austria |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1352 feet (412 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HOH |
More Information: | HOH 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 Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport (HOH):
- In addition to being known as "Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport", other names for HOH include "Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport (Dornbirn)" and "Flugplatz Hohenems-Dornbirn".
- Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport (HOH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport (HOH) is St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport (ACH), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) NW of HOH.
- The furthest airport from Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport (HOH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport (meaning Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,050 miles (19,393 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Biggs Army Airfield (BIF):
- In August 1953, the first B-36D arrived at Biggs, although the majority of aircraft received were the later-model B-36J-III models with a higher operational ceiling, strengthened landing gear, increased fuel capacity, armament reduced to tail guns only and reduced crew.
- In addition to being known as "Biggs Army Airfield", another name for BIF is "Biggs Air Force BaseBiggs Field".
- 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 Army Airfield (BIF) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 1920 Camp Owen Bierne opened on the site of the current airbase as a base for airship operations but the units were soon disbanded.
- After World War II, B-29 Superfortress personnel replacement training ended in October.
- The 97th Air Refueling Squadron, activated in March 1949, saw its manning increase as it received its first KB-29P in January 1950.
- The 97th experienced two mission changes in 1955.