Nonstop flight route between Clovis, New Mexico, United States and Siena, Italy:
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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 Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY), Siena, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,674 miles (or 9,132 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 Siena-Ampugnano 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 Siena-Ampugnano 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: | SAY / LIQS |
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Location: | Siena, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°15'23"N by 11°15'18"E |
Area Served: | Siena, Tuscany, Italy |
Operator/Owner: | Aeroporto di Siena S.p.A. |
Airport Type: | Military / Public |
Elevation: | 634 feet (193 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SAY |
More Information: | SAY Maps & Info |
Facts about Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF (CVS):
- Cannon AFB was established in 1942 as Army Air Base, Clovis.
- 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 first USAF unit to use Clovis AFB was the Air National Guard's 140th Fighter-Bomber Wing, which arrived in October 1951 after being activated due to the Korean War.
- 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.
- Beginning in 1966, the natural aluminum finish of TAC aircraft began to be replaced by the Southeast Asian camouflage motif.
- The 140th returned to Cannon in 1968 as the 140th Tactical Fighter Wing.
- A second wing, the 37th Fighter-Bomber Wing, was planned for activation at Clovis to replace the 50th.
- On 16 April 1945, Clovis AAF was transferred from jurisdiction of Second Air Force to Continental Air Command.
- 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.
- Clovis Air Force Base/AAF
- In addition to being known as "Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF", another name for CVS is "Cannon AFB".
Facts about Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY):
- The furthest airport from Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Siena-Ampugnano Airport (meaning Siena-Ampugnano Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,049 miles (19,391 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Siena-Ampugnano Airport's relatively low elevation of 634 feet, planes can take off or land at Siena-Ampugnano 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 site has recently been proposed for a new international airport capable of handling 4 million passengers a year by 2020.
- The closest airport to Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY) is Grosseto Airport (GRS), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) SSW of SAY.
- Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Siena-Ampugnano Airport", other names for SAY include "Aeroporto di Siena-Ampugnano" and "Siena-Ampugnano".
- Siena-Ampugnano Airport handled 3,745 passengers last year.
- During World War II, the facility was known as Malignano Airfield.
- Siena-Ampugnano Airport is a small military airfield near Siena, in Tuscany, Italy.