Nonstop flight route between Seiyun, Yemen and Clovis, New Mexico, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sayun AirportSeiyun Airport (GXF), Seiyun, Yemen and Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF (CVS), Clovis, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,505 miles (or 13,687 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 Sayun AirportSeiyun Airport and Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF, 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 Sayun AirportSeiyun Airport and Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sayun AirportSeiyun Airport (GXF):

• Sayun AirportSeiyun Airport (GXF) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Sayun AirportSeiyun Airport (GXF) is Pukarua Airport (PUK), which is nearly antipodal to Sayun AirportSeiyun Airport (meaning Sayun AirportSeiyun Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pukarua Airport), and is located 12,021 miles (19,346 kilometers) away in Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Sayun AirportSeiyun Airport (GXF) is Riyan Airport (MKX), which is located 98 miles (158 kilometers) SSE of GXF.

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

• With the departure of the 388th to France and TAC's commitment to NATO completed, the 312th Fighter-Bomber Wing was activated at Clovis AFB on 1 October 1954 as a permanent organization.
• It was assumed that the F-100s would probably not be an effective fighter in air-to-air combat, since it lacked a powerful radar set and could not carry advanced air-to-air weapons.
• 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.
• Each squadron was equipped with F-86F Sabres.
• The 50th initially began flight operations with the F-51 Mustang.
• In addition to being known as "Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF", another name for CVS is "Cannon AFB".
• After the United States entered World War II, the first military unit to use the facility was a glider detachment.
• With the Air National Guardsmen returning to state control, on 1 January 1953 TAC assigned the 50th Fighter-Bomber Wing to Clovis on 1 January 1953.
• 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.