Nonstop flight route between Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico and Valdosta, Georgia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between General Pedro J. Méndez International Airport (CVM), Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico and Moody Air Force Base (VAD), Valdosta, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,088 miles (or 1,752 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 relatively short distance between General Pedro J. Méndez International Airport and Moody Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about General Pedro J. Méndez International Airport (CVM):

• The closest airport to General Pedro J. Méndez International Airport (CVM) is Tamuín National Airport (TSL), which is located 115 miles (185 kilometers) S of CVM.
• In addition to being known as "General Pedro J. Méndez International Airport", another name for CVM is "Aeropuerto Internacional General Pedro José Méndez".
• General Pedro J. Méndez International Airport (CVM) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of General Pedro J. Méndez International Airport's relatively low elevation of 761 feet, planes can take off or land at General Pedro J. Méndez 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.
• The furthest airport from General Pedro J. Méndez International Airport (CVM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,270 miles (18,138 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.

Facts about Moody Air Force Base (VAD):

• Construction got underway on 28 July 1941 for a twin-engine advanced training base with accommodations for 4,100 men.
• The furthest airport from Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Kalbarri Airport (KAX), which is located 11,363 miles (18,286 kilometers) away in Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Moody Air Force Base", another name for VAD is "Moody AFB".
• Shortly after the Korean War began on 25 June 1950, Air Training Command took over most combat crew training, thereby relieving operational commands of much of their training burden and allowing them to concentrate on their combat mission.
• While on standby status, the airfield was redesignated as Moody Air Force Base on 13 January 1948.
• The closest airport to Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Valdosta Regional AirportValdosta Army Auxiliary Airfield (VLD), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) SSW of VAD.
• Following the end of the war, activity at Moody diminished to the point that 24 of the 93 A-26s had to be placed in flyable storage.
• On 1 December 1973, the 38th Flying Training Wing replaced and absorbed the resources of the 3550th Pilot Training Wing at Moody.
• On 1 December 1975, the 347th Tactical Fighter Wing, a unit of the Tactical Air Command, relocated to Moody from Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand.
• In 1961, Foreign Pilot Training was transferred to Moody from the closing of the Graham Air Base contract pilot school in Marianna, Florida.
• The 93d Air Ground Operations Wing is a non-flying active support wing activated on 25 January 2008.