Nonstop flight route between Clayton, New Mexico, United States and Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(36°26'47"N by 103°8'58"W)
Arrival Airport:
(21°35'20"S by 45°28'23"W)
Distance from CAO to VAG:
5,496.44 miles (8,845.64 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Clayton Municipal Airpark (CAO), Clayton, New Mexico, United States and Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG), Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,496 miles (or 8,846 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 Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky 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 Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky 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: | VAG / SBVG |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°35'20"S by 45°28'23"W |
| Area Served: | Varginha |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3025 feet (922 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VAG |
| More Information: | VAG Maps & Info |
Facts about Clayton Municipal Airpark (CAO):
- Clayton Municipal Airpark (CAO) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Clayton Municipal Airpark (CAO) is Dalhart Municipal Airport (DHT), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) SE of CAO.
- 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 Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG):
- The closest airport to Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG) is Brigadeiro Cabral Airport (DIQ), which is located 105 miles (169 kilometers) NNE of VAG.
- The furthest airport from Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (meaning Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,077 miles (19,437 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
- In addition to being known as "Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport", another name for VAG is "Aeroporto Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky".
- Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 44.56 miles (71.71 km) SE | Dalhart Municipal Airport (DHT) | Dalhart, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 77.75 miles (125.13 km) WNW | Raton Municipal Airport (RTN) | Raton, New Mexico, United States | |
| 3 | 86.55 miles (139.28 km) NW | Perry Stokes Airport (TAD) | Trinidad, Colorado, United States | |
| 4 | 90.93 miles (146.33 km) SSW | Tucumcari Municipal Airport (TCC) | Tucumcari, New Mexico, United States | |
| 5 | 92.60 miles (149.02 km) E | Guymon Municipal Airport (GUY) | Guymon, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 6 | 110.77 miles (178.27 km) ESE | Hutchinson County Airport (BGD) | Borger, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 114.99 miles (185.06 km) NNE | Lamar Municipal Airport (LAA) | Lamar, Colorado, United States | |
| 8 | 115.24 miles (185.46 km) SE | Tradewind Airport (TDW) | Amarillo, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 117.16 miles (188.56 km) SE | Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA) | Amarillo, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 124.05 miles (199.63 km) WSW | Las Vegas Municipal Airport (LVS) | Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States | |
| 11 | 128.07 miles (206.11 km) ENE | Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport (LBL) | Liberal, Kansas, United States | |
| 12 | 139.70 miles (224.83 km) S | Clovis Municipal Airport (CVN) | Clovis, New Mexico, United States | |
| 13 | 140.20 miles (225.63 km) W | Taos Regional Airport (TSM) | Taos, New Mexico, United States | |
| 14 | 142.91 miles (229.99 km) S | Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF (CVS) | Clovis, New Mexico, United States | |
| 15 | 147.24 miles (236.95 km) NNW | Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB) | Pueblo, Colorado, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,024.02 miles (17,741.39 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,836.44 miles (17,439.52 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,778.88 miles (17,346.88 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,762.31 miles (17,320.22 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,504.90 miles (16,905.96 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,427.87 miles (16,781.99 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,374.06 miles (16,695.39 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,373.44 miles (16,694.39 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,351.01 miles (16,658.30 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,340.92 miles (16,642.06 km) ESE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,312.79 miles (16,596.78 km) ESE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,284.04 miles (16,550.51 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,278.64 miles (16,541.83 km) ESE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,262.85 miles (16,516.42 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,241.52 miles (16,482.10 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 104.72 miles (168.53 km) NNE | Brigadeiro Cabral Airport (DIQ) | Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 2 | 116.13 miles (186.89 km) SSW | São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport (SJK) | São José dos Campos, Brazil | |
| 3 | 134.78 miles (216.90 km) E | Francisco Álvares de Assis Airport (JDF) | Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 4 | 136.51 miles (219.69 km) SW | Campo dos Amarais State Airport (CPQ) | Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 5 | 141.09 miles (227.07 km) WNW | Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport (FRC) | Franca, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 6 | 142.66 miles (229.58 km) SSW | São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU) | Guarulhos (near São Paulo), São Paulo (state), Brazil | |
| 7 | 144.48 miles (232.52 km) SW | Viracopos–Campinas International Airport (VCP) | Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil | |
| 8 | 145.59 miles (234.30 km) SE | Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ) | Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 9 | 147.91 miles (238.04 km) E | Presidente Itamar Franco Airport (IZA) | Juiz de Fora, Brazil | |
| 10 | 151.47 miles (243.77 km) WNW | Dr. Leite Lopes State Airport (RAO) | Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 11 | 155.20 miles (249.76 km) NE | Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU) | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | |
| 12 | 157.22 miles (253.02 km) W | Mário Pereira Lopes State Airport (QSC) | São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 13 | 159.71 miles (257.02 km) SSW | São Paulo/Congonhas Airport (CGH) | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 14 | 165.34 miles (266.08 km) ESE | Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 15 | 166.93 miles (268.65 km) NE | Tancredo Neves/Confins International Airport (CNF) | Confins (near Belo Horizonte), Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,077.47 miles (19,436.75 km) NE | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 2 | 12,074.20 miles (19,431.49 km) NNE | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 3 | 11,951.99 miles (19,234.82 km) WNW | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| 4 | 11,898.22 miles (19,148.28 km) NE | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 5 | 11,898.20 miles (19,148.25 km) NE | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 6 | 11,889.80 miles (19,134.74 km) NNE | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 7 | 11,883.52 miles (19,124.62 km) NE | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 8 | 11,881.16 miles (19,120.82 km) NE | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 9 | 11,876.31 miles (19,113.01 km) NNE | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 10 | 11,861.91 miles (19,089.85 km) NE | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 11 | 11,810.52 miles (19,007.14 km) ENE | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 12 | 11,800.62 miles (18,991.21 km) ENE | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |
| 13 | 11,783.42 miles (18,963.52 km) NNE | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 14 | 11,752.24 miles (18,913.35 km) ENE | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 15 | 11,733.16 miles (18,882.65 km) ENE | Hateruma Airport (HTR) | Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan | |