Nonstop flight route between Ruby, Alaska, United States and Clovis, New Mexico, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ruby Airport (RBY), Ruby, Alaska, United States and Clovis Municipal Airport (CVN), Clovis, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,001 miles (or 4,830 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 Ruby 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 Ruby Airport and Clovis Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RBY / PARY |
Airport Name: | Ruby Airport |
Location: | Ruby, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°43'37"N by 155°28'11"W |
Area Served: | Ruby, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 658 feet (201 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RBY |
More Information: | RBY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CVN / KCVN |
Airport Name: | Clovis Municipal Airport |
Location: | Clovis, New Mexico, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°25'31"N by 103°4'45"W |
Area Served: | Clovis, New Mexico |
Operator/Owner: | City of Clovis |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4216 feet (1,285 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from CVN |
More Information: | CVN Maps & Info |
Facts about Ruby Airport (RBY):
- The closest airport to Ruby Airport (RBY) is Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (GAL), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) W of RBY.
- Because of Ruby Airport's relatively low elevation of 658 feet, planes can take off or land at Ruby 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.
- Ruby Airport (RBY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Ruby Airport (RBY) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,312 miles (16,596 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 1,915 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 1,634 enplanements in 2009, and 1,809 in 2010.
Facts about Clovis Municipal Airport (CVN):
- Clovis Municipal Airport (CVN) has 3 runways.
- 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.
- 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.
- Clovis Municipal Airport covers an area of 1,480 acres at an elevation of 4,216 feet above mean sea level.
- 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.
- 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.