Nonstop flight route between Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives and Tonopah, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM), Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives and Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD), Tonopah, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,719 miles (or 15,642 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 large distance between Kaadedhdhoo Airport and Tonopah Test Range Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Kaadedhdhoo Airport and Tonopah Test Range Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KDM / VRMT |
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Location: | Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°29'17"N by 72°59'48"E |
Area Served: | Huvadhu Atoll, Maldives |
Operator/Owner: | Maldives Airports Co. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2 feet (1 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KDM |
More Information: | KDM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XSD / KTNX |
Airport Name: | Tonopah Test Range Airport |
Location: | Tonopah, Nevada, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°47'40"N by 116°46'42"W |
View all routes: | Routes from XSD |
More Information: | XSD Maps & Info |
Facts about Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM):
- The closest airport to Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) is Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) SSE of KDM.
- In addition to being known as "Kaadedhdhoo Airport", another name for KDM is "ކާޑެއްދޫ އެއަރޕޯޓް".
- Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,280 miles (18,154 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
- Because of Kaadedhdhoo Airport's relatively low elevation of 2 feet, planes can take off or land at Kaadedhdhoo 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 Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD):
- On 12 August 1968, the IDF obtained two Syrian Air Force MiG-17F fighters that had gotten lost during a training flight and landed inadvertently at Besert Landing Field, Israel.
- The furthest airport from Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,207 miles (18,036 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- In 1980 the 4477th TEF was re-designated as the 4477th Test and Evaluation Squadron and the operation was renamed again to Constant Peg.
- The closest airport to Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) is Tonopah Airport (TPH), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NW of XSD.
- In July 1975, the 4477th Tactical Evaluation Flight was formed at Nellis AFB as tactical evaluation organization.
- After the 4477th TES was inactivated, the remaining assets were reconstituted as a detachment of the 57th Fighter Wing at Nellis AFB.