Nonstop flight route between Luxembourg-Findel, Luxembourg and Clayton, New Mexico, United States:
Departure Airport:
(49°37'23"N by 6°12'15"E)
Arrival Airport:
(36°26'47"N by 103°8'58"W)
Distance from LUX to CAO:
5,095.48 miles (8,200.36 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Luxembourg Airport (LUX), Luxembourg-Findel, Luxembourg and Clayton Municipal Airpark (CAO), Clayton, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,095 miles (or 8,200 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 Luxembourg Airport and Clayton Municipal Airpark, 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 Luxembourg Airport and Clayton Municipal Airpark. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUX / ELLX |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Luxembourg-Findel, Luxembourg |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°37'23"N by 6°12'15"E |
| Area Served: | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| Operator/Owner: | Luxembourg Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1234 feet (376 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LUX |
| More Information: | LUX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CAO / KCAO |
| Airport Name: | Clayton Municipal Airpark |
| Location: | Clayton, New Mexico, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°26'47"N by 103°8'58"W |
| Area Served: | Clayton, New Mexico |
| Operator/Owner: | Town of Clayton |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4970 feet (1,515 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CAO |
| More Information: | CAO Maps & Info |
Facts about Luxembourg Airport (LUX):
- United States Army combat engineers arrived at Sandweiler in mid September 1944 and performed some minor reconstruction to prepare the airfield for Ninth Air Force combat aircraft.
- Luxembourg Airport handled 2,197,331 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Luxembourg Airport (LUX) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Luxembourg Airport (meaning Luxembourg Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,016 miles (19,338 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Luxembourg Findel Airport is the main airport in Luxembourg.
- In addition to being known as "Luxembourg Airport", other names for LUX include "Fluchhafe Lëtzebuerg", "Aéroport de Luxembourg" and "Flughafen Luxemburg".
- Construction of the new Terminal A started in 2005 and it was inaugurated in May 2008.
- The closest airport to Luxembourg Airport (LUX) is Bitburg Airport (BBJ), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NE of LUX.
- Luxembourg Airport (LUX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Neutral Luxembourg was invaded by Germany on 10 May 1940, and on 21 May, the Luftwaffe assigned Jagdgeschwader 53, a Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter unit to the airport.
Facts about Clayton Municipal Airpark (CAO):
- Because of Clayton Municipal Airpark's high elevation of 4,970 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CAO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CAO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Clayton Municipal Airpark (CAO) is Dalhart Municipal Airport (DHT), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) SE of CAO.
- The furthest airport from Clayton Municipal Airpark (CAO) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,024 miles (17,741 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Clayton Municipal Airpark (CAO) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.45 miles (44.18 km) NE | Bitburg Airport (BBJ) | Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |     |
| 2 | 32.80 miles (52.79 km) NE | Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM) | Spangdahlem, Germany | |
| 3 | 44.61 miles (71.79 km) S | Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport (ETZ) | Lorraine, France | |
| 4 | 49.52 miles (79.70 km) SE | Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) | Saarbrücken, Germany | |
| 5 | 52.34 miles (84.23 km) ENE | Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN) | Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 6 | 60.90 miles (98.00 km) ESE | Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW) | Zweibrücken, Germany | |
| 7 | 63.89 miles (102.83 km) E | Ramstein Air Base (RMS) | Ramstein, Germany | |
| 8 | 74.72 miles (120.25 km) E | Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX) | Sembach, Germany | |
| 9 | 77.76 miles (125.14 km) NNW | Liège Airport (LGG) | Liège, Wallonia, Belgium | |
| 10 | 82.92 miles (133.44 km) N | Merzbrück Airfield (AAH) | Aachen, Germany | |
| 11 | 89.84 miles (144.58 km) ENE | Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ) | Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 12 | 89.94 miles (144.75 km) S | Épinal - Mirecourt Airport (EPL) | Juvaincourt, Vosges, France | |
| 13 | 91.28 miles (146.89 km) NNW | Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) | Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands | |
| 14 | 92.69 miles (149.17 km) N | NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE) | Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 15 | 95.33 miles (153.43 km) NNE | Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN) | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,015.88 miles (19,337.64 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,663.00 miles (18,769.73 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,660.45 miles (18,765.63 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,655.71 miles (18,758.00 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,652.78 miles (18,753.28 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,650.54 miles (18,749.68 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,650.29 miles (18,749.28 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,642.52 miles (18,736.77 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,642.49 miles (18,736.72 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,625.91 miles (18,710.04 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,620.50 miles (18,701.33 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,613.25 miles (18,689.67 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,599.48 miles (18,667.50 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,595.19 miles (18,660.61 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,586.49 miles (18,646.60 km) SE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 44.56 miles (71.71 km) SE | Dalhart Municipal Airport (DHT) | Dalhart, Texas, United States | |
| 2 | 77.75 miles (125.13 km) WNW | Raton Municipal Airport (RTN) | Raton, New Mexico, United States | |
| 3 | 86.55 miles (139.28 km) NW | Perry Stokes Airport (TAD) | Trinidad, Colorado, United States | |
| 4 | 90.93 miles (146.33 km) SSW | Tucumcari Municipal Airport (TCC) | Tucumcari, New Mexico, United States | |
| 5 | 92.60 miles (149.02 km) E | Guymon Municipal Airport (GUY) | Guymon, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 6 | 110.77 miles (178.27 km) ESE | Hutchinson County Airport (BGD) | Borger, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 114.99 miles (185.06 km) NNE | Lamar Municipal Airport (LAA) | Lamar, Colorado, United States | |
| 8 | 115.24 miles (185.46 km) SE | Tradewind Airport (TDW) | Amarillo, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 117.16 miles (188.56 km) SE | Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA) | Amarillo, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 124.05 miles (199.63 km) WSW | Las Vegas Municipal Airport (LVS) | Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States | |
| 11 | 128.07 miles (206.11 km) ENE | Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport (LBL) | Liberal, Kansas, United States | |
| 12 | 139.70 miles (224.83 km) S | Clovis Municipal Airport (CVN) | Clovis, New Mexico, United States | |
| 13 | 140.20 miles (225.63 km) W | Taos Regional Airport (TSM) | Taos, New Mexico, United States | |
| 14 | 142.91 miles (229.99 km) S | Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF (CVS) | Clovis, New Mexico, United States | |
| 15 | 147.24 miles (236.95 km) NNW | Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB) | Pueblo, Colorado, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,024.02 miles (17,741.39 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,836.44 miles (17,439.52 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,778.88 miles (17,346.88 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,762.31 miles (17,320.22 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,504.90 miles (16,905.96 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,427.87 miles (16,781.99 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,374.06 miles (16,695.39 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,373.44 miles (16,694.39 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,351.01 miles (16,658.30 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,340.92 miles (16,642.06 km) ESE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,312.79 miles (16,596.78 km) ESE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,284.04 miles (16,550.51 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,278.64 miles (16,541.83 km) ESE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,262.85 miles (16,516.42 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,241.52 miles (16,482.10 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |