Nonstop flight route between Masindi, Uganda and Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Masindi Airport (KCU), Masindi, Uganda and Biggs Army Airfield (BIF), Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,845 miles (or 14,235 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 Masindi 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 Masindi Airport and Biggs 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 Masindi Airport (KCU):

• The furthest airport from Masindi Airport (KCU) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,758 miles (18,923 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
• The closest airport to Masindi Airport (KCU) is Pakuba Airport (PAF), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) NNW of KCU.
• Masindi Airport (KCU) currently has only 1 runway.
• Masindi Airport is located in a suburrb called Kyema, in the town of Masindi, Masindi District, Bunyoro sub-region, in Western Uganda.
• The airport is one of the thirteen upcountry airports that are administered by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority.

Facts about Biggs Army Airfield (BIF):

• With the inactivation of the 362d, its personnel and aircraft were assigned to the newly reactivated 20th Fighter Group.
• In addition to being known as "Biggs Army Airfield", another name for BIF is "Biggs Air Force BaseBiggs Field".
• While in Alaska, the 97th Bombardment Wing had been activated under the Hobson Plan, and the 97th Bomb Group became a subordinate organization under the wing.
• 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.
• In April 1943, the 330th Bombardment Group was established at Biggs to begin replacement training of personnel, rather than the training of entire groups.
• Between the two World Wars, Biggs served as a refueling stop for transient aircraft.
• Beginning in 1959, the B-36s were sent to Davis-Monthan AFB for reclamation as B-52B Stratofortresses began to arrive, being transferred from the 99th Bombardment Wing at Westover AFB, Massachusetts which was receiving new B-52Ds.
• 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.
• 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.
• Biggs Army Airfield (BIF) currently has only 1 runway.