Nonstop flight route between Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada and Clovis, New Mexico, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Williams Lake Airport (YWL), Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada and Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF (CVS), Clovis, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,540 miles (or 2,478 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 Williams Lake 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.

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Facts about Williams Lake Airport (YWL):

• The closest airport to Williams Lake Airport (YWL) is South Cariboo Regional Airport (ZMH), which is located 44 miles (70 kilometers) SE of YWL.
• Williams Lake Airport (YWL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Williams Lake Airport (YWL) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,475 miles (16,857 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.

Facts about Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF (CVS):

• Clovis AFB remained on standby status until 1 April 1950 when jurisdiction was transferred from SAC to Air Training Command.
• 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.
• The 50th initially began flight operations with the F-51 Mustang.
• The 474th was also equipped with North American F-86H "Sabre".
• The 522d and 523d Tactical Fighter Squadrons were assigned to Clark Air Base, Philippines on a rotating basis, deploying to South Vietnam on a rotating basis.
• In addition to being known as "Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF", another name for CVS is "Cannon AFB".
• 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.