Nonstop flight route between Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States and Phoenix, Arizona, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Selfridge Air National Guard Base (MTC), Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States and Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (DVT), Phoenix, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,694 miles (or 2,726 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 relatively short distance between Selfridge Air National Guard Base and Phoenix Deer Valley Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Selfridge Air National Guard Base (MTC):

• On 9 July, the first training aircraft, a Curtiss JN-4D arrived at the new airfield, and the base was gearing up to train men in flying, bombing, radio and photography for the war effort.
• On May 8, 1964, disaster struck the area north of the base.
• On 1 April 1, 1918 preparations got underway for the opening of a new gunnery school.
• 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.
• Air races at Selfridge from 1922 through the 1930s included the first John Mitchell Trophy Race, the Pulitzer Trophy Race, and the Curtiss Trophy Race and Boeing Trophy.
• In addition to being known as "Selfridge Air National Guard Base", another name for MTC is "Selfridge ANGB".
• 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.
• Flying was considered impractical in Michigan during the winter months, so the student pilots were sent to Gerstner Field at Lake Charles, Louisiana, and to Chapman Field at Miami, Florida, and Selfridge was transformed into a mechanics school for the winter months.
• 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.

Facts about Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (DVT):

• The closest airport to Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (DVT) is Scottsdale Airport (SCF), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ESE of DVT.
• In 2009 Deer Valley was the 14th busiest general aviation airport in the United States.
• Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (DVT) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (DVT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,434 miles (18,402 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The airport covers 914 acres at an elevation of 1,478 feet.