Nonstop flight route between Telluride, Colorado, United States and Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Telluride Regional Airport (TEX), Telluride, Colorado, United States and Wings Field (BBX), Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,748 miles (or 2,814 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 relatively short distance between Telluride Regional Airport and Wings Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TEX / KTEX |
| Airport Name: | Telluride Regional Airport |
| Location: | Telluride, Colorado, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°57'14"N by 107°54'30"W |
| Area Served: | Telluride, Colorado |
| Operator/Owner: | Telluride Regional Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 9070 feet (2,765 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TEX |
| More Information: | TEX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BBX / KLOM |
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| Location: | Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°8'15"N by 75°15'54"W |
| Area Served: | Philadelphia |
| Operator/Owner: | Wings Field Preservation Assoc. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 302 feet (92 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BBX |
| More Information: | BBX Maps & Info |
Facts about Telluride Regional Airport (TEX):
- Telluride Regional Airport covers 542 acres and has one runway, 9/27, 6,911 by 100 feet.
- In the 1990s the airport had winter nonstop passenger flights to Los Angeles and Phoenix.
- Because of Telluride Regional Airport's high elevation of 9,070 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TEX. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TEX a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Telluride Regional Airport is a public airport six miles west of Telluride, in San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) is Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) N of TEX.
- The furthest airport from Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,075 miles (17,823 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Wings Field (BBX):
- In addition to being known as "Wings Field", another name for BBX is "LOM".
- Wings Field (BBX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Wings Field's relatively low elevation of 302 feet, planes can take off or land at Wings Field 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 May 1930, John Story Smith and Jack Bartow Founded "Wings Port".
- Wings Field covers 217 acres and has one asphalt runway, 6/24, 3,700 x 75 ft.
- The closest airport to Wings Field (BBX) is NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) NE of BBX.
- The furthest airport from Wings Field (BBX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,723 miles (18,866 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
