Nonstop flight route between Milano, Italy and Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States:
Departure Airport:
(45°37'48"N by 8°43'23"E)
Arrival Airport:
(31°50'57"N by 106°22'47"W)
Distance from MXP to BIF:
5,721.43 miles (9,207.72 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP), Milano, Italy and Biggs Army Airfield (BIF), Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,721 miles (or 9,208 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 Milan Malpensa 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 Milan Malpensa Airport and Biggs 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: | MXP / LIMC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Milano, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°37'48"N by 8°43'23"E |
| Area Served: | Milan and some Swiss area like Lugano and St Moritz |
| Operator/Owner: | SEA Aeroporti di Milano |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1000 feet (305 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MXP |
| More Information: | MXP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BIF / KBIF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°50'57"N by 106°22'47"W |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Army ATCA-ASO |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 3946 feet (1,203 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BIF |
| More Information: | BIF Maps & Info |
Facts about Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP):
- The furthest airport from Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Milan Malpensa Airport (meaning Milan Malpensa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,153 miles (19,559 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) has 2 runways.
- Milan Malpensa Airport handled 18,537,301 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) is Lugano Airport (LUG), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NNE of MXP.
- Malpensa has two terminals and a third runway has been announced, with construction to commence in 2014 and finish in 2017.
- Taxis are available at the Arrivals of Terminal 1 & 2.
- In addition to being known as "Milan Malpensa Airport", another name for MXP is "Aeroporto di Milano-Malpensa "Città di Milano"".
- Terminal 2 is currently used by EasyJet only.
- In May 2006, Italy's Civil Aviation Authority took off the limitation of two ramp handlers.
Facts about Biggs Army Airfield (BIF):
- With the activation of TAC, the new command assigned Headquarters, Ninth Air Force to Biggs on 28 March upon its return from Germany.
- The 97th operated B-29s from Biggs, and participated in numerous exercises, operational readiness inspections, and overseas deployments.
- The 97th experienced two mission changes in 1955.
- 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".
- A period of organization and continued construction followed, with II Bomber Command taking over training.
- 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.
- By 1966, the introduction of the Titan and Atlas Intercontinental Strategic Ballistic Missiles into the US Strategic Inventory lessened the need for intercontinental strategic bombers.
- Biggs Army Airfield (BIF) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.34 miles (44.00 km) NNE | Lugano Airport (LUG) | Lugano, Agno, Switzerland |     |
| 2 | 29.63 miles (47.68 km) ESE | Milan Linate Airport (LIN) | Milan, Italy | |
| 3 | 47.28 miles (76.08 km) E | Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) | Bergamo (near Milan), Italy | |
| 4 | 59.86 miles (96.34 km) WSW | Turin Airport (TRN) | Turin, Italy | |
| 5 | 65.80 miles (105.90 km) W | Aosta Valley Airport (AOT) | Aosta, Italy | |
| 6 | 69.42 miles (111.72 km) SE | Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base (QPZ) | Piacenza, Italy | |
| 7 | 78.50 miles (126.34 km) WNW | Sion Airport (SIR) | Sion, Switzerland | |
| 8 | 79.08 miles (127.27 km) E | Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio (VBS) | Brescia, Italy | |
| 9 | 83.64 miles (134.60 km) NE | Samedan Airport (SMV) | St. Moritz / Samedan, Switzerland | |
| 10 | 84.25 miles (135.59 km) S | Genoa Airport (GOA) | Genoa, Italy | |
| 11 | 92.08 miles (148.19 km) SW | Cuneo International Airport (CUF) | Cuneo, Italy | |
| 12 | 94.70 miles (152.40 km) SE | Parma Airport (PMF) | Parma, Italy | |
| 13 | 100.92 miles (162.41 km) W | Megève Aerodrome (MVV) | Megève, France | |
| 14 | 102.39 miles (164.78 km) W | Courchevel Airport (CVF) | Courchevel, France | |
| 15 | 103.01 miles (165.78 km) N | Emmen Swiss Air Base (EML) | Emmen, Lucerne, Switzerland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,153.16 miles (19,558.57 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,706.74 miles (18,840.13 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,705.44 miles (18,838.03 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,699.70 miles (18,828.79 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,680.81 miles (18,798.40 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,679.63 miles (18,796.49 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,673.93 miles (18,787.33 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,655.03 miles (18,756.90 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,642.37 miles (18,736.53 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,641.08 miles (18,734.46 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,635.04 miles (18,724.74 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,629.64 miles (18,716.04 km) SE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,627.58 miles (18,712.73 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,615.37 miles (18,693.08 km) SE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,605.47 miles (18,677.15 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 2.92 miles (4.70 km) S | El Paso International Airport (ELP) | El Paso, Texas, United States | |
| 2 | 14.99 miles (24.13 km) S | Abraham González International Airport (CJS) | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 3 | 14.99 miles (24.13 km) S | Nuevo Casas Grandes Municipal Airport (NCG) | Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 4 | 43.94 miles (70.72 km) NW | Las Cruces International Airport (LRU) | Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States | |
| 5 | 71.12 miles (114.46 km) NNE | Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield (HMN) | Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States | |
| 6 | 72.12 miles (116.06 km) NNE | Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport (ALM) | Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States | |
| 7 | 73.52 miles (118.32 km) W | Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS) | Columbus, New Mexico, United States | |
| 8 | 83.52 miles (134.41 km) WNW | Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield (DMN) | Deming, New Mexico, United States | |
| 9 | 108.82 miles (175.13 km) ESE | Culberson County Airport (VHN) | Van Horn, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 109.03 miles (175.47 km) NNW | Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport (TCS) | Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, United States | |
| 11 | 117.19 miles (188.60 km) WNW | Grant County Airport (SVC) | Silver City, New Mexico, United States | |
| 12 | 128.40 miles (206.64 km) ENE | Cavern City Air Terminal (CNM) | Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States | |
| 13 | 131.38 miles (211.43 km) ENE | Artesia Municipal Airport (ATS) | Artesia, New Mexico, United States | |
| 14 | 147.17 miles (236.85 km) NE | Roswell International Air Center (ROW) | Roswell, New Mexico, United States | |
| 15 | 171.87 miles (276.59 km) E | Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ) | Pecos, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,386.81 miles (18,325.24 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,174.71 miles (17,983.90 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,100.93 miles (17,865.18 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 11,087.51 miles (17,843.58 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,754.87 miles (17,308.24 km) E | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,716.40 miles (17,246.34 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,655.16 miles (17,147.78 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,653.79 miles (17,145.57 km) ESE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,632.78 miles (17,111.76 km) ESE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,617.12 miles (17,086.55 km) E | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,579.17 miles (17,025.49 km) ESE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,563.85 miles (17,000.83 km) ESE | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,526.48 miles (16,940.68 km) ESE | Mandritsara Airport (WMA) | Mandritsara, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,503.77 miles (16,904.14 km) ESE | Tsaratanana Airport (TTS) | Tsaratanana, Madagascar. | |
| 15 | 10,500.21 miles (16,898.41 km) ESE | Tsiroanomandidy Airport (WTS) | Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar | |