Nonstop flight route between Camp Mackall, North Carolina, United States and Ciudad Real, Spain:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mackall Army Airfield (HFF), Camp Mackall, North Carolina, United States and Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM), Ciudad Real, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,056 miles (or 6,527 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 Mackall Army Airfield and Ciudad Real Central 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 Mackall Army Airfield and Ciudad Real Central Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Mackall Army Airfield (HFF):

• Because of Mackall Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 376 feet, planes can take off or land at Mackall Army Airfield 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.
• Originally named Camp Hoffman, on February 8, 1943, General Order Number 6 renamed the facility Camp Mackall in honor of Private John Thomas Mackall.
• The Colonel James "Nick" Rowe Training Compound hosts SERE, SFAS, the Q Course and other training courses.
• Mackall Army Airfield (HFF) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Mackall Army Airfield (HFF) is Moore County Airport (SOP), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NNE of HFF.
• The furthest airport from Mackall Army Airfield (HFF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,603 miles (18,673 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM):

• Ciudad Real Central Airport, previously known as Don Quijote Airport and South Madrid Airport, is an airport south of Ciudad Real in Spain.
• In addition to being known as "Ciudad Real Central Airport", other names for CQM include "Aeropuerto Central Ciudad Real" and "CQM [1]".
• An episode of Top Gear aired on 14 July 2013 featuring Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond visiting the empty terminal building during a "budget convertible" challenge in Spain and racing a McLaren MP4-12C Spider, Audi R8 V10 Spider and Ferrari 458 Spider on the closed runway while being amazed at finding the entire airport deserted.
• The furthest airport from Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM) is Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO), which is nearly antipodal to Ciudad Real Central Airport (meaning Ciudad Real Central Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō), and is located 12,428 miles (20,001 kilometers) away in Taupo, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM) is Córdoba Airport (ODB), which is located 84 miles (136 kilometers) SW of CQM.
• Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM) currently has only 1 runway.
• International flights to the airport began in June 2010, but by October that year all international routes were cancelled, and the airport filed for bankruptcy with more than 300 million euro of debt.