Nonstop flight route between Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia and Mountain Home, Idaho, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Carnarvon Airport (CVQ), Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia and Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO), Mountain Home, Idaho, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,385 miles (or 15,104 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 Carnarvon Airport and Mountain Home Air Force Base, 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 Carnarvon Airport and Mountain Home Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Carnarvon Airport (CVQ):

• Because of Carnarvon Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Carnarvon 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 Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) is JAGS McCartney International Airport (GDT), which is nearly antipodal to Carnarvon Airport (meaning Carnarvon Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from JAGS McCartney International Airport), and is located 12,050 miles (19,392 kilometers) away in Grand Turk Island, Turks and Caicos Islands.
• The closest airport to Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) S of CVQ.
• Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) has 2 runways.

Facts about Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO):

• ARCS formed the 580th, 581st, and 582nd Air Resupply and Communications Wings at the base, equipping with wings with C-119 Flying Boxcar, B-29 Superfortress, and SA-16 Albatross aircraft and trained to support covert special operations.
• The furthest airport from Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,858 miles (17,474 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• In November 1965 TAC began to activate elements of its new 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing at Mountain Home, formally activating the wing on 1 January 1966.
• The base remained inactive for over three years, until December 1948, when the newly independent U.S.
• In September 1966, the wing's 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron transferred to the 460th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, South Vietnam.
• The closest airport to Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO) is Boise Airport (BOI), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) NNW of MUO.
• The 366th Fighter Wing has been the host unit at Mountain Home for over 35 years, following its return from the Vietnam War in late 1972.
• In addition to being known as "Mountain Home Air Force Base", another name for MUO is "Mountain Home AFB".
• In addition, the 726th Air Control Squadron gives an air picture to the aircraft as they train.