Nonstop flight route between Hyvinkää, Finland and Big Spring, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hyvinkää Airfield (HYV), Hyvinkää, Finland and Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS), Big Spring, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,346 miles (or 8,603 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 Hyvinkää Airfield and Webb Air Force Base Big Spring 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 Hyvinkää Airfield and Webb Air Force Base Big Spring 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: | HYV / EFHV |
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Location: | Hyvinkää, Finland |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°39'15"N by 24°52'51"E |
Operator/Owner: | Hyvinkään Ilmailukerho |
Elevation: | 430 feet (131 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HYV |
More Information: | HYV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BGS / |
Airport Name: | Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield |
Location: | Big Spring, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°13'5"N by 101°31'17"W |
View all routes: | Routes from BGS |
More Information: | BGS Maps & Info |
Facts about Hyvinkää Airfield (HYV):
- Because of Hyvinkää Airfield's relatively low elevation of 430 feet, planes can take off or land at Hyvinkää Airfield at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Hyvinkää Airfield (HYV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,978 miles (17,667 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Hyvinkää Airfield (HYV) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Hyvinkää Airfield (HYV) is Helsinki Airport (HEL), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) S of HYV.
- In addition to being known as "Hyvinkää Airfield", another name for HYV is "Hyvinkään lentokenttä".
Facts about Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS):
- Activated on 26 June 1942, the mission of Big Spring AAF was to train aviation cadets in high altitude precision bombing as bombardiers.
- Emblem of the AAF Bombardier School Big Spring AAF
- The closest airport to Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS) is Midland Airpark (MDD), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) WSW of BGS.
- By the mid-1970s, the end of the Vietnam War, the associated financial costs of that conflict and related cuts in USAF force structure and future defense budgets meant a marked decrease in the need for Air Force pilots.
- Instruction of the first class began in April 1952.
- The furthest airport from Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,166 miles (17,969 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.