Nonstop flight route between Burgos, Spain and Marysville, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Burgos Airport (RGS), Burgos, Spain and Beale Air Force Base (BAB), Marysville, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,591 miles (or 8,998 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 Burgos Airport and Beale Air Force Base, 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 Burgos Airport and Beale Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RGS / LEBG |
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Location: | Burgos, Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°21'27"N by 3°36'48"W |
Area Served: | Burgos, Spain |
Operator/Owner: | Aena |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2963 feet (903 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RGS |
More Information: | RGS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAB / KBAB |
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Location: | Marysville, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°8'9"N by 121°26'11"W |
View all routes: | Routes from BAB |
More Information: | BAB Maps & Info |
Facts about Burgos Airport (RGS):
- The route schedules depend on the time of the flight.
- Burgos Airport (RGS) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 8 August 1941, Burgos City Hall agreed to purchase a country estate of almost 300 thousand square metres that formed part of the old Monte de Gamonal.
- The furthest airport from Burgos Airport (RGS) is Hood Aerodrome (MRO), which is nearly antipodal to Burgos Airport (meaning Burgos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hood Aerodrome), and is located 12,334 miles (19,849 kilometers) away in Masterton, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Burgos Airport", another name for RGS is "Aeropuerto de Burgos".
- The closest airport to Burgos Airport (RGS) is Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) NE of RGS.
- In August 1995, the Ministry of Defence signed an agreement with Burgos City Council making the Villafría aerodrome facilities exclusively for civil use.
Facts about Beale Air Force Base (BAB):
- The 9th Reconnaissance Wing is composed of four groups at Beale and various overseas operating locations.
- The furthest airport from Beale Air Force Base (BAB) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,251 miles (18,107 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In the early 1970s SAC began to consolidate its B-52 assets as the age of the manned bomber was reduced with the advent of Intercontinental Strategic Ballistic Missiles.
- In addition to being known as "Beale Air Force Base", another name for BAB is "Beale AFB".
- The closest airport to Beale Air Force Base (BAB) is Yuba County Airport (MYV), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WSW of BAB.
- On 8 February 1959, Strategic Air Command established Beale as an operational USAF base.
- Beale Air Force Base covers nearly 23,000 acres of rolling hills in northern California.
- In 1962, in order to retain the lineage of its MAJCOM 4-digit combat units and to perpetuate the lineage of many currently inactive bombardment units with illustrious World War II records, Headquarters SAC received authority from Headquarters USAF to discontinue its MAJCOM strategic wings that were equipped with combat aircraft and to activate AFCON units, most of which were inactive at the time which could carry a lineage and history.