Nonstop flight route between Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States and Naples, Italy:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield (HMN), Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States and Naples International Airport (NAP), Naples, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,085 miles (or 9,793 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 Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield and Naples 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 Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield and Naples 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 Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield (HMN):

• In addition to being known as "Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield", another name for HMN is "Holloman AFB".
• On 1 May 1996, the German Luftwaffe established the German Air Force Tactical Training Center at Holloman.
• There are numerous reasons the German Air Force trains at Holloman.
• Alamogordo Army Air Field was named on 21 November as a Second Air Force installation equipped with aprons, runways, taxiways and hangars.
• The closest airport to Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield (HMN) is Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport (ALM), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) E of HMN.
• The furthest airport from Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield (HMN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,323 miles (18,222 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• On 1 August 1970, per Air Force Systems Command Special Order G-94, the AFMDC was inactivated and Tactical Air Command assumed host responsibilities for Holloman Air Force Base.
• In 1944 the "base operating unit" changed to the 231st Army Air Force Base Unit and 4145 AAFBU, and on 16 April 1945 Alamogordo AAF was relieved of its training mission and assigned to Continental Air Forces to become a permanent B-29 base.

Facts about Naples International Airport (NAP):

• Naples International Airport handled 5,801,836 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Naples International Airport (NAP) is Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport (QSR), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) ESE of NAP.
• Because of Naples International Airport's relatively low elevation of 294 feet, planes can take off or land at Naples 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.
• Naples International Airport (NAP) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Naples International Airport (NAP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,852 miles (19,075 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Commercial traffic started in 1950.
• In addition to being known as "Naples International Airport", other names for NAP include "Naples Airport" and "Aeroporto di Napoli-Capodichino".
• During World War II the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces extensively during the Italian Campaign.
• The airport management company is fully responsible for managing the airport and co-ordinating and control activities of all the private operators present in the airport.