Nonstop flight route between Mercury, Nevada, United States and McRae, Georgia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Desert Rock Airport (DRA), Mercury, Nevada, United States and Telfair-Wheeler Airport (MQW), McRae, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,907 miles (or 3,069 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 Desert Rock Airport and Telfair-Wheeler Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRA / KDRA |
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Location: | Mercury, Nevada, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°37'9"N by 116°1'58"W |
Operator/Owner: | Mercury, Nevada |
Airport Type: | United States Department of Energy/Nevada |
Elevation: | 1010 feet (308 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DRA |
More Information: | DRA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MQW / KMQW |
Airport Name: | Telfair-Wheeler Airport |
Location: | McRae, Georgia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°5'48"N by 82°52'45"W |
Area Served: | McRae, Georgia |
Operator/Owner: | McRae-Telfair-Wheeler Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 203 feet (62 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MQW |
More Information: | MQW Maps & Info |
Facts about Desert Rock Airport (DRA):
- In addition to being known as "Desert Rock Airport", another name for DRA is "NV65".
- The furthest airport from Desert Rock Airport (DRA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,271 miles (18,139 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Desert Rock Airport (DRA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Desert Rock Airport (DRA) is 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), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of DRA.
Facts about Telfair-Wheeler Airport (MQW):
- The furthest airport from Telfair-Wheeler Airport (MQW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,389 miles (18,328 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Telfair-Wheeler Airport's relatively low elevation of 203 feet, planes can take off or land at Telfair-Wheeler 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.
- The closest airport to Telfair-Wheeler Airport (MQW) is Vidalia Regional AirportVidalia-Lyons Army Airfield (VDI), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) ENE of MQW.
- Telfair-Wheeler Airport (MQW) currently has only 1 runway.