Nonstop flight route between Fort Sumner, New Mexico, United States and Clark Special Economic Zone, Philippines:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Fort Sumner Municipal Airport (FSU), Fort Sumner, New Mexico, United States and Clark International Airport (CRK), Clark Special Economic Zone, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,918 miles (or 12,743 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 Fort Sumner Municipal Airport and Clark International 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 Fort Sumner Municipal Airport and Clark International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Fort Sumner Municipal Airport (FSU):

• Current two operational balloon launch campaigns are conducted at the airport each year.
• The airfield was reopened in February 1941, and was rebuilt in 1942 by the United States Army Air Forces as a World War II training airfield.
• Because of Fort Sumner Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,165 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at FSU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make FSU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The closest airport to Fort Sumner Municipal Airport (FSU) is Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF (CVS), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) E of FSU.
• In addition to being known as "Fort Sumner Municipal Airport", another name for FSU is "Fort Sumner Army Airfield".
• Fort Sumner Municipal Airport (FSU) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Fort Sumner Municipal Airport (FSU) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,167 miles (17,971 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• For the 12-month period ending April 9, 2011, the airport had 150 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 12 per month.

Facts about Clark International Airport (CRK):

• Clark International Airport handled 1,309,883 passengers last year.
• Because of Clark International Airport's relatively low elevation of 484 feet, planes can take off or land at Clark 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 Clark International Airport (CRK) is Subic Bay International Airport (SFS), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) SW of CRK.
• Clark International Airport (CRK) has 2 runways.
• The $3 million current expanded Terminal 1, designed to accommodate at least one million to two million passengers annually, was inaugurated by President Arroyo on April 2008 to serve the growing passenger volume due to the entry of foreign and local budget carriers at the airport.
• In addition to being known as "Clark International Airport", another name for CRK is "Paliparang Pandaigdig ng ClarkPangyatung Sulapawan ning Clark".
• Clark Airport currently has two 3,200-meter parallel runways, one of which will be extended to 4,000 meters to accommodate new generation wide-bodied aircraft.
• The furthest airport from Clark International Airport (CRK) is Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH), which is nearly antipodal to Clark International Airport (meaning Clark International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Brigadeiro Camarão Airport), and is located 12,259 miles (19,729 kilometers) away in Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil.