Nonstop flight route between Clovis, New Mexico, United States and San Salvador, El Salvador:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF (CVS), Clovis, New Mexico, United States and Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport (SAL), San Salvador, El Salvador would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,700 miles (or 2,736 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 relatively short distance between Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF and Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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

• The 312th was initially equipped with F-86H Sabres when it activated, however it began to receive the F-100D Super Sabre in December 1956.
• 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.
• 1959 brought organizational changes at Cannon AFB.
• The 50th FBW deployed to Hahn on 10 August 1953, during Operation Fox Able 20.
• 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.
• On 16 April 1945, Clovis AAF was transferred from jurisdiction of Second Air Force to Continental Air Command.
• In addition to being known as "Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF", another name for CVS is "Cannon AFB".
• Each squadron was equipped with F-86F Sabres.
• Beginning in 1966, the natural aluminum finish of TAC aircraft began to be replaced by the Southeast Asian camouflage motif.

Facts about Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport (SAL):

• In addition to being known as "Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport", another name for SAL is "Comalapa International Airport".
• The airport has a main runway 3,200 m × 45 m, with an effective running surface of 45 m and 7.5 m shoulders.
• The Legislature of El Salvador approved on 19 March 2014 without the vote of ARENA and PDC, the renaming of the International Airport of El Salvador to Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport.
• The furthest airport from Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport (SAL) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport (meaning Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,031 miles (19,362 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Because of Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport's relatively low elevation of 102 feet, planes can take off or land at Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International 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 Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport (SAL) is Marcala Airport (MRJ), which is located 84 miles (136 kilometers) NE of SAL.
• The certification will enable El Salvador to keep the category 1ante Federal Aviation Administration United States.
• There are several drug enforcement agents conducting random security checks and interviews of travelers at the airport.
• Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport (SAL) has 2 runways.