Nonstop flight route between Londrina, Paraná, Brazil and Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Londrina-Governador José Richa Airport (LDB), Londrina, Paraná, Brazil and Biggs Army Airfield (BIF), Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,277 miles (or 8,492 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 Londrina-Governador José Richa 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 Londrina-Governador José Richa 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 Londrina-Governador José Richa Airport (LDB):

• In addition to being known as "Londrina-Governador José Richa Airport", another name for LDB is "Aeroporto de Londrina-Governador José Richa".
• The airport was inaugurated in 1936 but only in 1956 the runway was paved.
• Londrina-Governador José Richa Airport handled 1,098,768 passengers last year.
• Londrina-Governador José Richa Airport (LDB) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Londrina-Governador José Richa Airport (LDB) is Alberto Bertelli Airport (APX), which is located 23 miles (36 kilometers) W of LDB.
• The furthest airport from Londrina-Governador José Richa Airport (LDB) is Naha Airport (OKA), which is nearly antipodal to Londrina-Governador José Richa Airport (meaning Londrina-Governador José Richa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Naha Airport), and is located 12,225 miles (19,674 kilometers) away in Okinawa, Japan.

Facts about Biggs Army Airfield (BIF):

• After World War II, B-29 Superfortress personnel replacement training ended in October.
• The 97th Air Refueling Squadron, activated in March 1949, saw its manning increase as it received its first KB-29P in January 1950.
• On 27 September 1947, Biggs Army Airfield became Biggs Air Force Base with the establishment of the United States Air Force, replacing the Army Air Forces.
• Between the two World Wars, Biggs served as a refueling stop for transient aircraft.
• 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.
• 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 1958, the ability of the B-47 to penetrate Soviet airspace became compromised by improvements to the Soviet air defense system.
• In addition to being known as "Biggs Army Airfield", another name for BIF is "Biggs Air Force BaseBiggs Field".
• 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.
• 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.