Nonstop flight route between Brandon, Manitoba, Canada and Big Spring, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Brandon Municipal Airport (YBR), Brandon, Manitoba, Canada and Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS), Big Spring, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,225 miles (or 1,972 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 Brandon Municipal Airport and Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YBR / CYBR |
| Airport Name: | Brandon Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Brandon, Manitoba, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°54'35"N by 99°57'7"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1343 feet (409 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YBR |
| More Information: | YBR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BGS / |
| Airport Name: | Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield |
| Location: | Big Spring, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°13'5"N by 101°31'17"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from BGS |
| More Information: | BGS Maps & Info |
Facts about Brandon Municipal Airport (YBR):
- Brandon Municipal Airport (YBR) has 2 runways.
- Several airlines have operated at Brandon Airport at various times in the past.
- The airport was originally built in 1941 to host the No.
- Brandon Municipal Airport occupies a land area of about 736 acres.
- The closest airport to Brandon Municipal Airport (YBR) is Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport (YPG), which is located 75 miles (120 kilometers) E of YBR.
- The furthest airport from Brandon Municipal Airport (YBR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,352 miles (16,659 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS):
- 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 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.
- Webb AFB was turned over to the General Services Agency for disposal on 1 January 1978 and the property later turned over to the Big Spring Industrial Park.
- 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.
- By 1960, the consolidated pilot training program meant the consolidation of preflight, primary, and basic instruction into one school.
