Nonstop flight route between Clayton, New Mexico, United States and Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Clayton Municipal Airpark (CAO), Clayton, New Mexico, United States and Tardamu Airport (SAU), Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,106 miles (or 14,655 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 Clayton Municipal Airpark and Tardamu 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 Clayton Municipal Airpark and Tardamu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CAO / KCAO |
Airport Name: | Clayton Municipal Airpark |
Location: | Clayton, New Mexico, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°26'47"N by 103°8'58"W |
Area Served: | Clayton, New Mexico |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Clayton |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4970 feet (1,515 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CAO |
More Information: | CAO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SAU / WATS |
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Location: | Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°25'40"S by 121°53'52"E |
Area Served: | Savu Island |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SAU |
More Information: | SAU Maps & Info |
Facts about Clayton Municipal Airpark (CAO):
- The closest airport to Clayton Municipal Airpark (CAO) is Dalhart Municipal Airport (DHT), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) SE of CAO.
- Because of Clayton Municipal Airpark's high elevation of 4,970 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CAO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CAO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Clayton Municipal Airpark (CAO) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Clayton Municipal Airpark (CAO) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,024 miles (17,741 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Tardamu Airport (SAU):
- In addition to being known as "Tardamu Airport", another name for SAU is "Bandar Udara Tardamu".
- Tardamu Airport (SAU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Tardamu Airport (SAU) is H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE), which is located 110 miles (177 kilometers) N of SAU.
- The furthest airport from Tardamu Airport (SAU) is A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB), which is nearly antipodal to Tardamu Airport (meaning Tardamu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A.N.R. Robinson International Airport), and is located 12,245 miles (19,706 kilometers) away in Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago.
- Because of Tardamu Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at Tardamu 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.