Nonstop flight route between Big Spring, Texas, United States and Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS), Big Spring, Texas, United States and Chafei Amsei State Airport (BAT), Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,054 miles (or 8,133 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 Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield and Chafei Amsei State Airport, 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 Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield and Chafei Amsei State Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAT / SBBT |
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Location: | Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°35'8"S by 48°35'44"W |
Area Served: | Barretos |
Operator/Owner: | DAESP |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1900 feet (579 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BAT |
More Information: | BAT Maps & Info |
Facts about Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS):
- Activated on 26 June 1942, the mission of Big Spring AAF was to train aviation cadets in high altitude precision bombing as bombardiers.
- 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.
- Webb Air Force Base, previously named Big Spring Air Force Base, was a United States Air Force facility of the Air Training Command that operated from 1951 to 1977 in west Texas within the current city limits of Big Spring.
- The base was declared surplus and was turned over to the War Assets Administration after being closed.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- Instruction of the first class began in April 1952.
Facts about Chafei Amsei State Airport (BAT):
- In addition to being known as "Chafei Amsei State Airport", other names for BAT include "Aeroporto Estadual Chafei Amsei" and "SNBA".
- The closest airport to Chafei Amsei State Airport (BAT) is Prof. Eribelto Manoel Reino State Airport (SJP), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) WSW of BAT.
- Chafei Amsei State Airport (BAT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Chafei Amsei State Airport (BAT) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Chafei Amsei State Airport (meaning Chafei Amsei State Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,073 miles (19,430 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
- The airport is located 4 km from downtown Barretos.
- In 2013 a partnership between the airport administration and the Barretos Cancer Hospital, the biggest in Latin America, was created.
- Chafei Amsei State Airport handled 4,130 passengers last year.