Nonstop flight route between Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China and Big Spring, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Jingdezhen Luojia Airport (JDZ), Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China and Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS), Big Spring, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,484 miles (or 12,045 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 Jingdezhen Luojia Airport 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 Jingdezhen Luojia Airport 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!

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Facts about Jingdezhen Luojia Airport (JDZ):

• The closest airport to Jingdezhen Luojia Airport (JDZ) is Jiujiang Lushan Airport (JIU), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) W of JDZ.
• The furthest airport from Jingdezhen Luojia Airport (JDZ) is Ceres Airport (CRR), which is nearly antipodal to Jingdezhen Luojia Airport (meaning Jingdezhen Luojia Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ceres Airport), and is located 12,372 miles (19,910 kilometers) away in Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina.
• Because of Jingdezhen Luojia Airport's relatively low elevation of 112 feet, planes can take off or land at Jingdezhen Luojia Airport 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.
• In addition to being known as "Jingdezhen Luojia Airport", other names for JDZ include "景德镇罗家机场" and "Jǐngdézhèn Luōjiā Jīchǎng".

Facts about Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS):

• The airfield and flight line was converted to an uncontrolled/UNICOM-only general aviation airport renamed Big Spring McMahon-Wrinkle Airport, serving the City of Big Spring.
• 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.
• In August 1972, ATC established a pilot instructor training course for Vietnamese Air Force instructors at Webb AFB, Texas.
• The base was declared surplus and was turned over to the War Assets Administration after being closed.
• Instruction of the first class began in April 1952.
• By 1960, the consolidated pilot training program meant the consolidation of preflight, primary, and basic instruction into one school.
• 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.