Nonstop flight route between Camp Springs, Maryland, United States and Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Andrews Field (ADW), Camp Springs, Maryland, United States and Wings Field (BBX), Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 125 miles (or 202 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 Andrews Field and Wings Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ADW / KADW |
Airport Name: | Andrews Field |
Location: | Camp Springs, Maryland, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°48'38"N by 76°52'0"W |
View all routes: | Routes from ADW |
More Information: | ADW 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 Andrews Field (ADW):
- The airfield had 5,500 feet runways by 1944 when the 90th Fighter Control Squadron was formed, and the last Camp Springs combat units departed for WWII combat on 10 April 1944.
- In a major reorganization, Headquarters Command, U.S.
- The furthest airport from Andrews Field (ADW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,691 miles (18,815 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In the late 1950s Andrews began an annual open house and air show on base.
- In 1963, the Naval Air Facility, originally established at the former NAS Anacostia in 1919, moved to Andrews.
- The closest airport to Andrews Field (ADW) is Bolling Air Force Base (BOF), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) WNW of ADW.
- On 5 January 2005 the Air Force reactivated the Air Force District of Washington as the single Air Force voice for planning and implementing Air Force and joint solutions within the National Capital Region.
Facts about Wings Field (BBX):
- 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.
- 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.
- Wings Field (BBX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Wings Field is a general aviation airport in Blue Bell, in Whitpain Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
- The closest airport to Wings Field (BBX) is NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) NE of BBX.
- In addition to being known as "Wings Field", another name for BBX is "LOM".