Nonstop flight route between Moree, New South Wales, Australia and Big Spring, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Moree Airport (MRZ), Moree, New South Wales, Australia and Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS), Big Spring, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,281 miles (or 13,327 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 Moree 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 Moree 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 Moree Airport (MRZ):

• The small passenger terminal and apron are located on the eastern side of the airport, with road access off the Newell Highway.
• The furthest airport from Moree Airport (MRZ) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is located 11,846 miles (19,064 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
• The closest airport to Moree Airport (MRZ) is Goondiwindi Airport (GOO), which is located 73 miles (118 kilometers) NNE of MRZ.
• Moree Airport is an airport in Moree, New South Wales, Australia.
• Moree Airport (MRZ) has 2 runways.
• Because of Moree Airport's relatively low elevation of 701 feet, planes can take off or land at Moree 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.
• On the evening of 30 March 2011, a privately operated Piper PA-32R struck trees and crashed approximately 550 m short of the threshold on approach to runway 19.
• Moree Airport handled 28,243 passengers last year.
• Fixed-base operator Austrek Aviation provide ground handling and refuelling services in support of general aviation and agricultural operations.

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

• The Air Force established a standard wing structure—a dual deputy concept—in 1963.
• In its continuing effort to cut costs, ATC made some major changes in the undergraduate pilot training program.
• 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
• The facility first was used by the United States Army Air Forces as Big Spring Army Air Field, opening on 28 April 1942 as part of the Central Flying Training Command.
• At that time, nearly 6,000 students had graduated and the field's training aircraft had flown approximately 400,000 hours and more than 60 million miles.
• 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.
• Perhaps the most dominant feature on the ATC landscape in 1974 was the serious fuel shortage the command had to contend with for much of the year.
• The airfield was activated as Big Spring Air Force Base on 1 October 1951 by the United States Air Force Air Training Command and established the 3560th Pilot Training Wing.