Nonstop flight route between Clovis, New Mexico, United States and Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF (CVS), Clovis, New Mexico, United States and Belfast International Airport (BFS), Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,582 miles (or 7,375 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 Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF and Belfast International 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 Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF and Belfast International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CVS / KCVS |
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Location: | Clovis, New Mexico, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°22'58"N by 103°19'19"W |
View all routes: | Routes from CVS |
More Information: | CVS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BFS / EGAA |
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Location: | Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°39'26"N by 6°12'56"W |
Area Served: | Belfast, United Kingdom |
Operator/Owner: | ADC & HAS. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 268 feet (82 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BFS |
More Information: | BFS Maps & Info |
Facts about Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF (CVS):
- Many F-100 pilots that flew in the Vietnam War were trained at Cannon AFB.
- With the Air National Guardsmen returning to state control, on 1 January 1953 TAC assigned the 50th Fighter-Bomber Wing to Clovis on 1 January 1953.
- Clovis Air Force Base/AAF
- The 312th was initially equipped with F-86H Sabres when it activated, however it began to receive the F-100D Super Sabre in December 1956.
- The F-100 became the principal base aircraft for the next 12 years.
- The closest airport to Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF (CVS) is Clovis Municipal Airport (CVN), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of CVS.
- The furthest airport from Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF (CVS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,139 miles (17,926 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- With the establishment of the United States Air Force in September 1947, Clovis AAF was reactivated.
- In addition to being known as "Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF", another name for CVS is "Cannon AFB".
Facts about Belfast International Airport (BFS):
- The airport was privatised in 1994.
- Belfast International Airport is a major airport located 11.5 NM northwest of Belfast in Northern Ireland.
- Belfast International Airport (BFS) has 2 runways.
- In December 2007 Aer Lingus opened a base at Belfast International, its third hub.
- Belfast International Airport handled 4,023,336 passengers last year.
- In July 2011 easyJet announced its fourth London destination to London Southend.
- Belfast International has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction.
- The furthest airport from Belfast International Airport (BFS) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,847 miles (19,065 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- In 1971 Northern Ireland Airports Limited was formed to operate and develop the airport and its facilities.
- The closest airport to Belfast International Airport (BFS) is George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) E of BFS.
- Because of Belfast International Airport's relatively low elevation of 268 feet, planes can take off or land at Belfast International 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.
- Around 4 million passengers travelled through the airport in 2013, a 6.7% decrease on 2012.
- In addition to being known as "Belfast International Airport", another name for BFS is "Belfast/Aldergrove Airport".