Nonstop flight route between Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States and Porlamar, Venezuela:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield (HMN), Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States and Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport (PMV), Porlamar, Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,068 miles (or 4,938 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 Santiago Mariño Caribbean 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 Santiago Mariño Caribbean 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 1975, AFSWC was disestablished, and the 6585th Test Group at Holloman became part of the Armament Development and Test Center at Eglin AFB Florida.
• Along with the 49th FW, the 96th Test Group, part of the 96th Test Wing from Eglin Air Force Base, Florida is based at Holloman.
• 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.
• Aircraft of the 96th Test Group carry the tail code "HT".
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield", another name for HMN is "Holloman AFB".
• 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.
• The German Air Force Tactical Training Center activated at Holloman 1 May 1996.

Facts about Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport (PMV):

• The furthest airport from Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport (PMV) is Lombok International Airport (LOP), which is nearly antipodal to Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport (meaning Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lombok International Airport), and is located 12,287 miles (19,774 kilometers) away in Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia.
• The closest airport to Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport (PMV) is Antonio José de Sucre Airport (CUM), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) SSW of PMV.
• In addition to being known as "Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport", another name for PMV is "Aeropuerto Internacional del Caribe "Santiago Mariño"".
• Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport (PMV) has 2 runways.
• Because of Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport's relatively low elevation of 74 feet, planes can take off or land at Santiago Mariño Caribbean 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.