Nonstop flight route between Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States and Carson City, Nevada, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod (FMH), Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States and Carson Airport (CSN), Carson City, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,559 miles (or 4,118 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 Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod and Carson 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 Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod and Carson Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod (FMH):

• During World War II, the field was known as Naval Auxiliary Air Facility Otis and was a subordinate field for Naval Air Station Quonset Point, Rhode Island.
• The furthest airport from Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod (FMH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,821 miles (19,024 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The Air National Guard's and 101st Tactical Fighter Squadron used Otis when the active duty Air Force was present and shared missions with the 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing while operating their own aircraft as indicated in the previous paragraph regarding the Cold War.
• In addition to being known as "Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod", another name for FMH is "Otis ANGB".
• In May 2013, it was announced that one third of the 104th Fighter Wing's F-15 aircraft would be moving to Otis to take up an alert mission for four to six month, as Barnes Municipal Airport's runway underwent renovation.
• The closest airport to Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod (FMH) is Barnstable Municipal Airport (HYA), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) E of FMH.
• On September 11, 2001, the Federal Aviation Administration 's Boston Center contacted the base at 8:34 notifying them of the hijacking of American Airlines Flight 11.

Facts about Carson Airport (CSN):

• Carson Airport covers an area of 632 acres at an elevation of 4,697 feet above mean sea level.
• Because of Carson Airport's high elevation of 4,697 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CSN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CSN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• In addition to being known as "Carson Airport", other names for CSN include "Carson City Airport" and "CXP".
• Carson Airport (CSN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Carson Airport (CSN) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,190 miles (18,008 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The closest airport to Carson Airport (CSN) is Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) S of CSN.