Nonstop flight route between Clovis, New Mexico, United States and Koro Island, Fiji:
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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 Koro Airport (KXF), Koro Island, Fiji would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,197 miles (or 9,973 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 Koro 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 Koro 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: | KXF / NFNO |
| Airport Name: | Koro Airport |
| Location: | Koro Island, Fiji |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°20'44"S by 179°25'18"E |
| Area Served: | Koro Island, Fiji |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Fiji Limited |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 358 feet (109 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from KXF |
| More Information: | KXF Maps & Info |
Facts about Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF (CVS):
- On 22 November 1954, the 388 FBW relocated to its planned NATO base at Etain-Rouvres Air Base, France.
- Succeeding major deployments of Cannon’s F-100s took place during the Berlin Crisis of 1961 and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- Clovis Air Force Base/AAF
- Each squadron was equipped with F-86F Sabres.
- With the establishment of the United States Air Force in September 1947, Clovis AAF was reactivated.
- Units from Cannon deployed the first F-100 squadron to Thailand in 1962–1963, and South Vietnam in 1964.
- 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 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.
- Clovis AFB remained on standby status until 1 April 1950 when jurisdiction was transferred from SAC to Air Training Command.
- In addition to being known as "Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF", another name for CVS is "Cannon AFB".
Facts about Koro Airport (KXF):
- Because of Koro Airport's relatively low elevation of 358 feet, planes can take off or land at Koro 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 Koro Airport (KXF) is Gao International Airport (GAQ), which is nearly antipodal to Koro Airport (meaning Koro Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gao International Airport), and is located 12,352 miles (19,878 kilometers) away in Gao, Mali.
- The closest airport to Koro Airport (KXF) is Levuka Airfield (LEV), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) WSW of KXF.
