Nonstop flight route between Clovis, New Mexico, United States and Ronaldsway, Isle of Man, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF (CVS), Clovis, New Mexico, United States and Isle of Man Airport (IOM), Ronaldsway, Isle of Man, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,658 miles (or 7,496 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 Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF and Isle of Man 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 Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF and Isle of Man Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CVS / KCVS |
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Location: | Clovis, New Mexico, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°22'58"N by 103°19'19"W |
View all routes: | Routes from CVS |
More Information: | CVS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IOM / EGNS |
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Location: | Ronaldsway, Isle of Man, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°4'59"N by 4°37'23"W |
Area Served: | Isle of Man |
Operator/Owner: | Department of Infrastructure |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 52 feet (16 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from IOM |
More Information: | IOM Maps & Info |
Facts about Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF (CVS):
- The closest airport to Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF (CVS) is Clovis Municipal Airport (CVN), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of CVS.
- The 140th returned to Cannon in 1968 as the 140th Tactical Fighter Wing.
- In addition to being known as "Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF", another name for CVS is "Cannon AFB".
- With the departure of the 388th to France and TAC's commitment to NATO completed, the 312th Fighter-Bomber Wing was activated at Clovis AFB on 1 October 1954 as a permanent organization.
- The furthest airport from Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF (CVS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,139 miles (17,926 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- With the Air National Guardsmen returning to state control, on 1 January 1953 TAC assigned the 50th Fighter-Bomber Wing to Clovis on 1 January 1953.
- Many of the F-100 aircraft deployed to the Philippines were further deployed to Thailand.
- The 50th initially began flight operations with the F-51 Mustang.
- On 16 April 1945, Clovis AAF was transferred from jurisdiction of Second Air Force to Continental Air Command.
Facts about Isle of Man Airport (IOM):
- The airfield came under Royal Air Force control at the outbreak of the Second World War.
- Commissioned as HMS Urley by the Admiralty on 21 June 1944, with accounts handled by HMS Valkyrie, flying recommenced on 15 July 1944.
- Because of Isle of Man Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Isle of Man 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 Isle of Man Airport (IOM) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,847 miles (19,066 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Isle of Man Airport (IOM) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Isle of Man Airport", another name for IOM is "Purt Aer Vannin".
- Bus services are provided by Bus Vannin, formerly Isle of Man Transport.
- Isle of Man Airport handled 739,683 passengers last year.
- The Manx Military and Aviation Museum is situated next to the airport and has exhibits and information about the history of aviation on the island.
- The closest airport to Isle of Man Airport (IOM) is Barrow/Walney Island Airport (BWF), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) E of IOM.