Nonstop flight route between Clovis, New Mexico, United States and Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF (CVS), Clovis, New Mexico, United States and Mati Airport (MXI), Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,123 miles (or 13,072 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 Mati 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 Mati Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF (CVS):

• On 16 April 1945, Clovis AAF was transferred from jurisdiction of Second Air Force to Continental Air Command.
• 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.
• Cannon AFB was established in 1942 as Army Air Base, Clovis.
• Clovis Air Force Base/AAF
• On 1 January 1969 the 4427th Tactical Training Squadron replaced the 4585th SS.
• Several changes occurred at Clovis AFB in 1957.
• In addition to being known as "Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF", another name for CVS is "Cannon AFB".
• 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.
• 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.
• Clovis AFB remained on standby status until 1 April 1950 when jurisdiction was transferred from SAC to Air Training Command.

Facts about Mati Airport (MXI):

• In addition to being known as "Mati Airport", another name for MXI is "Paliparan ng MatiTugpahanan sa Mati".
• The furthest airport from Mati Airport (MXI) is Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK), which is nearly antipodal to Mati Airport (meaning Mati Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport), and is located 12,199 miles (19,632 kilometers) away in Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
• Mati Airport (MXI) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Mati Airport's relatively low elevation of 157 feet, planes can take off or land at Mati 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 closest airport to Mati Airport (MXI) is Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) WNW of MXI.