Nonstop flight route between Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States and Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Selfridge Air National Guard Base (MTC), Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States and Caviahue Airport (CVH), Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,609 miles (or 9,026 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 Selfridge Air National Guard Base and Caviahue 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 Selfridge Air National Guard Base and Caviahue Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Selfridge Air National Guard Base (MTC):

• Beginning 27 June 1919, Selfridge became the home of the 1st Pursuit Group, currently the oldest combat group in the Air Force.
• On May 8, 1964, disaster struck the area north of the base.
• The furthest airport from Selfridge Air National Guard Base (MTC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,298 miles (18,182 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Selfridge Air National Guard Base", another name for MTC is "Selfridge ANGB".
• Scandal hit Selfridge on 5 May, 1943 when the commander Colonel William Colman was charged with shooting Private William MacRae, a black chauffeur who was assigned to drive him.
• The on-base Selfridge Military Air Museum is operated by the Michigan Air Guard Historical Association, exhibits photos and artifacts of military aerospace history, and has an outdoor Air Park of over 30 aircraft.
• The 1918 Armistice with Germany ended World War I.
• The closest airport to Selfridge Air National Guard Base (MTC) is Coleman A. Young International Airport (DET), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SSW of MTC.

Facts about Caviahue Airport (CVH):

• Caviahue Airport (CVH) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Caviahue Airport", other names for CVH include "Caviahue Airport (Caviahue)", "Aeródromo Caviahue" and "SAHE".
• The furthest airport from Caviahue Airport (CVH) is Yan'an Airport (ENY), which is nearly antipodal to Caviahue Airport (meaning Caviahue Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yan'an Airport), and is located 12,347 miles (19,871 kilometers) away in Yan'an, Shaanxi, China.
• Because of Caviahue Airport's high elevation of 5,446 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CVH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CVH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The closest airport to Caviahue Airport (CVH) is Chos Malal Airport (HOS), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) ENE of CVH.