Nonstop flight route between Neuquen, Argentina and Big Spring, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Presidente Perón Internacional Airport (NQN), Neuquen, Argentina and Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS), Big Spring, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,363 miles (or 8,631 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 Presidente Perón Internacional 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 Presidente Perón Internacional 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 Presidente Perón Internacional Airport (NQN):

• The closest airport to Presidente Perón Internacional Airport (NQN) is Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport (GNR), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) E of NQN.
• Presidente Perón Internacional Airport (NQN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Presidente Perón Internacional Airport's relatively low elevation of 961 feet, planes can take off or land at Presidente Perón Internacional 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.
• In addition to being known as "Presidente Perón Internacional Airport", another name for NQN is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Neuquén – Presidente Perón".
• The furthest airport from Presidente Perón Internacional Airport (NQN) is Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport (TYN), which is nearly antipodal to Presidente Perón Internacional Airport (meaning Presidente Perón Internacional Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport), and is located 12,344 miles (19,865 kilometers) away in Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.

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.
• The AT-11 which was activated to replace the separate air and ground units.
• 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.
• In 1968, ATC established a single phase-pilot training squadron concept at Webb.
• The airfield and flight line was converted to an uncontrolled/UNICOM-only general aviation airport renamed Big Spring McMahon-Wrinkle Airport, serving the City of Big Spring.
• 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.
• 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.