Nonstop flight route between Exeter, United Kingdom and Coalinga, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Exeter International Airport (EXT), Exeter, United Kingdom and New Coalinga Municipal Airport (CLG), Coalinga, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,317 miles (or 8,556 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 Exeter International Airport and New Coalinga Municipal 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 Exeter International Airport and New Coalinga Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Exeter International Airport (EXT):

• Exeter International Airport (EXT) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Exeter International Airport's relatively low elevation of 102 feet, planes can take off or land at Exeter 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 furthest airport from Exeter International Airport (EXT) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,994 miles (19,302 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• The 440th Troop Carrier Group arrived on 15 April 1944 with over 70 C-47/C-53 Skytrain aircraft.
• Exeter was a joint RAF/Civil airfield in the 1960s.
• Despite extensive efforts at camouflage, including painting the runways, Exeter attracted the Luftwaffe on a number of occasions during the early years of the conflict and a few of the administrative and technical buildings were destroyed.
• Exeter International Airport handled 741,465 passengers last year.
• Exeter International Airport is located 4 miles east of the city of Exeter and is approximately 170 miles south west of London.
• The closest airport to Exeter International Airport (EXT) is Plymouth City Airport (PLH), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) SW of EXT.
• On 11 September the headquarters of the 440th TCG was established at the group's new base at Reims, France, and the last of the air echelon left Exeter two days later.

Facts about New Coalinga Municipal Airport (CLG):

• Because of New Coalinga Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 622 feet, planes can take off or land at New Coalinga Municipal 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.
• In addition to being known as "New Coalinga Municipal Airport", other names for CLG include "none" and "C80".
• The closest airport to New Coalinga Municipal Airport (CLG) is Naval Air Station Lemoore (NLC), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) ENE of CLG.
• The furthest airport from New Coalinga Municipal Airport (CLG) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,379 miles (18,313 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• New Coalinga Municipal Airport (CLG) has 2 runways.