Nonstop flight route between Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States and Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Biggs Army Airfield (BIF), Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States and Junín Airport (JNI), Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,455 miles (or 8,779 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 Biggs Army Airfield and Junín 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 Biggs Army Airfield and Junín Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BIF / KBIF |
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Location: | Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°50'57"N by 106°22'47"W |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Army ATCA-ASO |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 3946 feet (1,203 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BIF |
More Information: | BIF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JNI / SAAJ |
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Location: | Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°32'44"S by 60°55'50"W |
Area Served: | Junín |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 262 feet (80 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JNI |
More Information: | JNI Maps & Info |
Facts about Biggs Army Airfield (BIF):
- In addition to being known as "Biggs Army Airfield", another name for BIF is "Biggs Air Force BaseBiggs Field".
- In 1920 Camp Owen Bierne opened on the site of the current airbase as a base for airship operations but the units were soon disbanded.
- The furthest airport from Biggs Army Airfield (BIF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,387 miles (18,325 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Biggs Army Airfield (BIF) is El Paso International Airport (ELP), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) S of BIF.
- The 97th experienced two mission changes in 1955.
- Biggs Army Airfield (BIF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Operational with the B-52B by 1960, the 95th Bomb Wing was part of SAC's nuclear deterrent force, and performed airborne alert patrols.
- With the activation of TAC, the new command assigned Headquarters, Ninth Air Force to Biggs on 28 March upon its return from Germany.
Facts about Junín Airport (JNI):
- Junín Airport (JNI) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Junín Airport", another name for JNI is "Aeropuerto de Junín".
- Because of Junín Airport's relatively low elevation of 262 feet, planes can take off or land at Junín Airport 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 closest airport to Junín Airport (JNI) is Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH), which is located 104 miles (167 kilometers) SSW of JNI.
- The furthest airport from Junín Airport (JNI) is Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG), which is nearly antipodal to Junín Airport (meaning Junín Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lianyungang Baitabu Airport), and is located 12,426 miles (19,997 kilometers) away in Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China.