Nonstop flight route between Fairfield, California, United States and Kayenta, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU), Fairfield, California, United States and Kayenta Airport (MVM), Kayenta, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 650 miles (or 1,046 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 Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield and Kayenta Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SUU / KSUU |
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| Location: | Fairfield, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°15'46"N by 121°55'38"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from SUU |
| More Information: | SUU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MVM / |
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| Location: | Kayenta, Arizona, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°42'59"N by 110°13'41"W |
| Area Served: | Kayenta, Arizona |
| Operator/Owner: | Kayenta Township |
| Airport Type: | Public use |
| Elevation: | 5688 feet (1,734 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MVM |
| More Information: | MVM Maps & Info |
Facts about Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU):
- The closest airport to Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU) is Nut Tree Airport (VCB), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NNW of SUU.
- In addition to being known as "Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield", another name for SUU is "Travis AFB".
- Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield
- The first unit to take up permanent residence at the airfield was a group of ten enlisted men and one officer from the 914th Quartermaster Division at Hamilton Field.
- The furthest airport from Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,315 miles (18,210 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The base is also host to David Grant USAF Medical Center, a 265-bed, $200 million Air Force teaching hospital, which serves both in-service and retired military personnel.
- The Military Air Transport Service resumed command of Travis AFB on 1 July 1958, after SAC's new dispersal policy led to the transfer of the 14th Air Division to Beale AFB, California and the 1501st Air Transport Wing became the host unit.
- Situated in the San Francisco Bay Area and known as the "Gateway to the Pacific", Travis Air Force Base handles more cargo and passenger traffic through its airport than any other military air terminal in the United States.
Facts about Kayenta Airport (MVM):
- Because of Kayenta Airport's high elevation of 5,688 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MVM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MVM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Kayenta Airport (MVM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,203 miles (18,029 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Kayenta Airport (MVM) is Bullfrog Basin Airport (BFG), which is located 63 miles (102 kilometers) NNW of MVM.
- Kayenta Airport (MVM) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Kayenta Airport", another name for MVM is "0V7".
