Nonstop flight route between Port Elizabeth, South Africa and Clovis, New Mexico, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), Port Elizabeth, South Africa and Clovis Municipal Airport (CVN), Clovis, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,537 miles (or 15,349 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 Port Elizabeth International Airport and Clovis Municipal 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 Port Elizabeth International Airport and Clovis Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ):

• A number of hotels are present on or near the airport.
• A highlight in Port Elizabeth's history was the first flight to Port Elizabeth from Cape Town in 1917, made by Major Allister Mackintosh Miller.
• August 1998 - A South African Airways Boeing 747-400 landed at Port Elizabeth Airport to be officially named 'Ibayhi' the Xhosa word for Port Elizabeth.
• These facilities served the community till 2000 when plans for a major terminal upgrade was drawn-up.
• Because of Port Elizabeth International Airport's relatively low elevation of 226 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Elizabeth 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.
• The closest airport to Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 79 miles (127 kilometers) ENE of PLZ.
• The furthest airport from Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is located 11,567 miles (18,615 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.
• Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) has 2 runways.
• June, 2010 - South African Airways operated an Airbus A340-200 to Port Elizabeth to help manage the extra volume of people during the FIFA World Cup 2010.

Facts about Clovis Municipal Airport (CVN):

• The closest airport to Clovis Municipal Airport (CVN) is Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF (CVS), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) WSW of CVN.
• The furthest airport from Clovis Municipal Airport (CVN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,127 miles (17,907 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Clovis Municipal Airport (CVN) has 3 runways.
• Because of Clovis Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,216 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CVN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CVN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 2,419 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 2,028 enplanements in 2009, and 2,165 in 2010.