Nonstop flight route between Clovis, New Mexico, United States and Santa Ana, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Clovis Municipal Airport (CVN), Clovis, New Mexico, United States and MCAS El Toro (NZJ), Santa Ana, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 840 miles (or 1,351 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 Clovis Municipal Airport and MCAS El Toro, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CVN / KCVN | 
| Airport Name: | Clovis Municipal Airport | 
| Location: | Clovis, New Mexico, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°25'31"N by 103°4'45"W | 
| Area Served: | Clovis, New Mexico | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Clovis | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 4216 feet (1,285 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from CVN | 
| More Information: | CVN Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NZJ / KNZJ | 
| Airport Name: | MCAS El Toro | 
| Location: | Santa Ana, California, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°40'33"N by 117°43'51"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | United States Marine Corps | 
| Airport Type: | Military | 
| Elevation: | 383 feet (117 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 5 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from NZJ | 
| More Information: | NZJ Maps & Info | 
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.
- Clovis Municipal Airport (CVN) has 3 runways.
- 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.
- 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 covers an area of 1,480 acres at an elevation of 4,216 feet above mean sea level.
Facts about MCAS El Toro (NZJ):
- The land area originally taken by the air station is planned to be converted into a large recreational center, the Orange County Great Park.
- This faction lobbied strongly in favor of other uses for the property.
- Already the largest Marine air station on the West Coast, in 1944, funds were approved to double its size and operations.
- Because of MCAS El Toro's relatively low elevation of 383 feet, planes can take off or land at MCAS El Toro 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.
- MCAS El Toro (NZJ) has 5 runways.
- During the presidency of Richard M.
- The closest airport to MCAS El Toro (NZJ) is John Wayne Airport (SNA), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) W of NZJ.
- The furthest airport from MCAS El Toro (NZJ) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,486 miles (18,486 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The base headquarters was established on November 4, 1942 and the first landing occurred in late November when a Major Micheal Carmichael, flying from Camp Kearny, was forced to make an emergency landing among the construction equipment.




