Nonstop flight route between Clovis, New Mexico, United States and Lokichoggio, Kenya:
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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 Lokichogio Airport (LKG), Lokichoggio, Kenya would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,605 miles (or 13,849 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 Lokichogio 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 Lokichogio 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: | LKG / HKLK |
Airport Name: | Lokichogio Airport |
Location: | Lokichoggio, Kenya |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°12'18"N by 34°20'41"E |
Area Served: | Lokichogio, Kenya |
Operator/Owner: | Kenya Civil Aviation Authority |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 2116 feet (645 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LKG |
More Information: | LKG Maps & Info |
Facts about Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF (CVS):
- Each squadron was equipped with F-86F Sabres.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF", another name for CVS is "Cannon AFB".
- The 50th initially began flight operations with the F-51 Mustang.
- After the United States entered World War II, the first military unit to use the facility was a glider detachment.
- The 140th returned to Cannon in 1968 as the 140th Tactical Fighter Wing.
- 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.
- Units from Cannon deployed the first F-100 squadron to Thailand in 1962–1963, and South Vietnam in 1964.
- On 16 April 1945, Clovis AAF was transferred from jurisdiction of Second Air Force to Continental Air Command.
Facts about Lokichogio Airport (LKG):
- Lokichogio Airport (LKG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Lokichogio Airport (LKG) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,841 miles (19,056 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Situated at 645 metres above sea level, the airport has a single asphalt runway which measures 1,888 metres in length and is 19 metres wide.
- The closest airport to Lokichogio Airport (LKG) is Kalokol Airport (KLK), which is located 114 miles (184 kilometers) ESE of LKG.