Nonstop flight route between Karasburg, Namibia and Big Spring, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Karasburg Airport (KAS), Karasburg, Namibia and Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS), Big Spring, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,900 miles (or 14,324 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 Karasburg 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 Karasburg 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!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KAS / FYKB |
Airport Name: | Karasburg Airport |
Location: | Karasburg, Namibia |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°1'59"S by 18°43'59"E |
Area Served: | Karasburg |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3265 feet (995 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from KAS |
More Information: | KAS 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 Karasburg Airport (KAS):
- The furthest airport from Karasburg Airport (KAS) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is nearly antipodal to Karasburg Airport (meaning Karasburg Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Princeville Airport), and is located 12,019 miles (19,342 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.
- Karasburg Airport (KAS) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Karasburg Airport (KAS) is Aggeneys Airport (AGZ), which is located 86 miles (139 kilometers) S of KAS.
Facts about Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS):
- 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.
- Big Spring Army Airfield
- By 1960, the consolidated pilot training program meant the consolidation of preflight, primary, and basic instruction into one school.
- Activated on 26 June 1942, the mission of Big Spring AAF was to train aviation cadets in high altitude precision bombing as bombardiers.
- Webb Air Force Base, previously named Big Spring Air Force Base, was a United States Air Force facility of the Air Training Command that operated from 1951 to 1977 in west Texas within the current city limits of Big Spring.
- 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.
- Construction of the Army Air Forces Bombardier School began on 15 May 1942, and the airfield received its first class of cadets on 16 September 1942.
- 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.
- Emblem of the AAF Bombardier School Big Spring AAF