Nonstop flight route between Tucumcari, New Mexico, United States and Indian Springs, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tucumcari Municipal Airport (TCC), Tucumcari, New Mexico, United States and Creech Air Force Base Indian Springs Auxiliary Army Airfield (1961) Indian Springs Air Force Base (1951) Indian Springs Army Airfield Indian Springs Airport eponyms: Indian Springs, Nevada &Wilbur L. Creech[1] (INS), Indian Springs, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 683 miles (or 1,098 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 Tucumcari Municipal Airport and Creech Air Force Base Indian Springs Auxiliary Army Airfield (1961) Indian Springs Air Force Base (1951) Indian Springs Army Airfield Indian Springs Airport eponyms: Indian Springs, Nevada &Wilbur L. Creech[1], the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TCC / KTCC |
| Airport Name: | Tucumcari Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Tucumcari, New Mexico, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°10'58"N by 103°36'11"W |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Tucumcari |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4065 feet (1,239 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TCC |
| More Information: | TCC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | INS / KINS |
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| Location: | Indian Springs, Nevada, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°35'21"N by 115°40'46"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Federal government of the United States |
| View all routes: | Routes from INS |
| More Information: | INS Maps & Info |
Facts about Tucumcari Municipal Airport (TCC):
- The furthest airport from Tucumcari Municipal Airport (TCC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,108 miles (17,876 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Tucumcari Municipal Airport (TCC) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Tucumcari Municipal Airport (TCC) is Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF (CVS), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) SSE of TCC.
- Because of Tucumcari Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,065 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TCC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TCC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Inactivated during 1944 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program.
Facts about Creech Air Force Base Indian Springs Auxiliary Army Airfield (1961) Indian Springs Air Force Base (1951) Indian Springs Army Airfield Indian Springs Airport eponyms: Indian Springs, Nevada &Wilbur L. Creech[1] (INS):
- In addition to the airfield, the base includes the "UAV-Logistic and Training Facility", the Joint Unmanned Aerial Systems Center of Excellence, Silver Flag Alpha Regional Training Center, and other military units/facilities.
- Creech is also home to the "Silver Flag Alpha Regional Training Center", operated by the 99th Ground Combat Training Squadron.
- Silver Flag Alpha's range complex includes 12 small arms ranges, a MOUT...village, a bare base tent city, convoy combat training route, and a vehicle maneuver area.
- The closest airport to Creech Air Force Base Indian Springs Auxiliary Army Airfield (1961) Indian Springs Air Force Base (1951) Indian Springs Army Airfield Indian Springs Airport eponyms: Indian Springs, Nevada &Wilbur L. Creech[1] (INS) is Desert Rock Airport (DRA), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) W of INS.
- In addition to being known as "Creech Air Force Base Indian Springs Auxiliary Army Airfield (1961) Indian Springs Air Force Base (1951) Indian Springs Army Airfield Indian Springs Airport eponyms: Indian Springs, Nevada &Wilbur L. Creech[1]", another name for INS is "Creech AFB".
- The Air Base Squadron transferred under the 4950th Test Group in 1956, the base launched the Shot John F-89J that fired the MB-1 Genie which detonated over Area 10, and AFSWC jurisdiction at Indian Springs AFB "continued until 1961".:122
- The furthest airport from Creech Air Force Base Indian Springs Auxiliary Army Airfield (1961) Indian Springs Air Force Base (1951) Indian Springs Army Airfield Indian Springs Airport eponyms: Indian Springs, Nevada &Wilbur L. Creech[1] (INS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,272 miles (18,141 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
