Nonstop flight route between Sochi, Krasnodar, Russia and Clovis, New Mexico, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER), Sochi, Krasnodar, Russia and Clovis Municipal Airport (CVN), Clovis, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,574 miles (or 10,580 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 Sochi International Airport, Russia and Clovis Municipal 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 Sochi International Airport, Russia and Clovis Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER):

• Because of Sochi International Airport, Russia's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Sochi International Airport, Russia 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 Sochi airport is certificated by Aviation Register of the MAC for its suitability for international flights.
• The closest airport to Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER) is Sukhumi Babushara Airport (SUI), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) SE of AER.
• Passenger traffic went from 902,000 embarkations in 1965 to more than 2.3 million in 1990.
• The original airfield was constructed to protect Russia's Black Sea coast during World War II.
• Sochi International Airport has two artificial runways.
• The furthest airport from Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 10,999 miles (17,701 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Sochi International Airport, Russia", another name for AER is "Международный Аэропорт Сочи".
• The airport received extensive renovations in anticipation of the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Facts about Clovis Municipal Airport (CVN):

• Because of Clovis Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,216 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CVN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CVN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The closest airport to Clovis Municipal Airport (CVN) is Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF (CVS), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) WSW of CVN.
• Clovis Municipal Airport is a city owned, public use airport located six nautical miles east of the central business district of Clovis, a city in Curry County, New Mexico, United States.
• Clovis Municipal Airport (CVN) has 3 runways.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 2,419 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 2,028 enplanements in 2009, and 2,165 in 2010.
• The furthest airport from Clovis Municipal Airport (CVN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,127 miles (17,907 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Clovis Municipal Airport covers an area of 1,480 acres at an elevation of 4,216 feet above mean sea level.