Nonstop flight route between Kota, India and Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kota Airport (KTU), Kota, India and Biggs Army Airfield (BIF), Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,495 miles (or 13,671 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 Kota 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 Kota 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 Kota Airport (KTU):

• Because of Kota Airport's relatively low elevation of 896 feet, planes can take off or land at Kota 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.
• The closest airport to Kota Airport (KTU) is Jaipur Airport (JAI), which is located 115 miles (185 kilometers) N of KTU.
• Kota Airport (KTU) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Kota Airport (KTU) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Kota Airport (meaning Kota Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,082 miles (19,444 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• In addition to being known as "Kota Airport", other names for KTU include "कोटा हवाई अड्डे" and "KOTA".

Facts about Biggs Army Airfield (BIF):

• What is now Biggs Army Airfield started life in 1915 as an encampment at Fort Bliss, Texas for the 82d Field Artillery.
• With the inactivation of the 362d, its personnel and aircraft were assigned to the newly reactivated 20th Fighter Group.
• Biggs Army Airfield (BIF) currently has only 1 runway.
• The 97th Air Refueling Squadron, activated in March 1949, saw its manning increase as it received its first KB-29P in January 1950.
• A period of organization and continued construction followed, with II Bomber Command taking over training.
• Enough construction was completed by the late summer of 1942, to allow the 303d Bombardment Group to began training with B-17Fs under Second Air Force on 7 August.
• With the activation of TAC, the new command assigned Headquarters, Ninth Air Force to Biggs on 28 March upon its return from Germany.
• Operational with the B-52B by 1960, the 95th Bomb Wing was part of SAC's nuclear deterrent force, and performed airborne alert patrols.
• 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 addition to being known as "Biggs Army Airfield", another name for BIF is "Biggs Air Force BaseBiggs Field".
• 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.