Nonstop flight route between Kimmirut, Nunavut, Canada and Clovis, New Mexico, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kimmirut Airport (YLC), Kimmirut, Nunavut, Canada and Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF (CVS), Clovis, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,435 miles (or 3,918 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 Kimmirut Airport and Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YLC / CYLC |
Airport Name: | Kimmirut Airport |
Location: | Kimmirut, Nunavut, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 62°50'53"N by 69°52'37"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 169 feet (52 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YLC |
More Information: | YLC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CVS / KCVS |
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Location: | Clovis, New Mexico, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°22'58"N by 103°19'19"W |
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More Information: | CVS Maps & Info |
Facts about Kimmirut Airport (YLC):
- Kimmirut Airport (YLC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kimmirut Airport (YLC) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,481 miles (16,867 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Kimmirut Airport (YLC) is Iqaluit Airport (YFB), which is located 75 miles (121 kilometers) NNE of YLC.
- Because of Kimmirut Airport's relatively low elevation of 169 feet, planes can take off or land at Kimmirut 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.
Facts about Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF (CVS):
- Many F-100 pilots that flew in the Vietnam War were trained at Cannon AFB.
- The 140th returned to Cannon in 1968 as the 140th Tactical Fighter Wing.
- On 16 April 1945, Clovis AAF was transferred from jurisdiction of Second Air Force to Continental Air Command.
- Succeeding major deployments of Cannon’s F-100s took place during the Berlin Crisis of 1961 and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- The closest airport to Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF (CVS) is Clovis Municipal Airport (CVN), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of CVS.
- A second wing, the 37th Fighter-Bomber Wing, was planned for activation at Clovis to replace the 50th.
- The furthest airport from Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF (CVS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,139 miles (17,926 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF", another name for CVS is "Cannon AFB".
- The 312th was initially equipped with F-86H Sabres when it activated, however it began to receive the F-100D Super Sabre in December 1956.
- The first USAF unit to use Clovis AFB was the Air National Guard's 140th Fighter-Bomber Wing, which arrived in October 1951 after being activated due to the Korean War.