Nonstop flight route between Sandy Lake, Ontario, Canada and Clovis, New Mexico, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sandy Lake Airport (ZSJ), Sandy Lake, Ontario, Canada and Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF (CVS), Clovis, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,380 miles (or 2,222 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 Sandy 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 Sandy Lake Airport (ZSJ):

• The closest airport to Sandy Lake Airport (ZSJ) is Keewaywin Airport (KEW), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) ESE of ZSJ.
• Because of Sandy Lake Airport's relatively low elevation of 951 feet, planes can take off or land at Sandy Lake 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.
• Sandy Lake Airport (ZSJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Sandy Lake Airport (ZSJ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,516 miles (16,924 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

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

• The 50th initially began flight operations with the F-51 Mustang.
• Several changes occurred at Clovis AFB in 1957.
• In addition to being known as "Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF", another name for CVS is "Cannon AFB".
• 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.
• 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.
• After the United States entered World War II, the first military unit to use the facility was a glider detachment.
• 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 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.