Nonstop flight route between Clayton, New Mexico, United States and Valera, Venezuela:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Clayton Municipal Airpark (CAO), Clayton, New Mexico, United States and Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport (VLV), Valera, Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,768 miles (or 4,454 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 Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño 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 Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño 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: | VLV / SVVL | 
| Airport Name: | Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport | 
| Location: | Valera, Venezuela | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°20'26"N by 70°35'3"W | 
| Airport Type: | Civil | 
| Elevation: | 1893 feet (577 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from VLV | 
| More Information: | VLV 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 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.
- The closest airport to Clayton Municipal Airpark (CAO) is Dalhart Municipal Airport (DHT), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) SE of CAO.
Facts about Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport (VLV):
- Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport (VLV) currently has only 1 runway.
- Then on April 7, again during a press conference at the VIP Lounge, Avior Airlines managers announced postponement of the opening date to Monday, June 15 of the same year.
- The furthest airport from Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport (VLV) is Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP), which is nearly antipodal to Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport (meaning Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tunggul Wulung Airport), and is located 12,316 miles (19,821 kilometers) away in Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport (VLV) is Barinas Airport (BNS), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) SSE of VLV.
- State airline Conviasa serves Flights to Caracas.




