Nonstop flight route between Kristianstad, Sweden and Tonopah, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kristianstad Airport (KID), Kristianstad, Sweden and Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD), Tonopah, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,349 miles (or 8,609 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 Kristianstad 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 Kristianstad 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: | KID / ESMK |
Airport Name: | Kristianstad Airport |
Location: | Kristianstad, Sweden |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°54'42"N by 14°4'59"E |
Area Served: | Kristianstad, Sweden |
Operator/Owner: | Kristianstad Airport AB |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 76 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KID |
More Information: | KID 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 Kristianstad Airport (KID):
- The closest airport to Kristianstad Airport (KID) is Malmö Airport (MMX), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) SW of KID.
- The furthest airport from Kristianstad Airport (KID) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,480 miles (18,476 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The airport was built during the 1940s for military usage.
- Because of Kristianstad Airport's relatively low elevation of 76 feet, planes can take off or land at Kristianstad 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.
- Kristianstad Airport (KID) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD):
- In 2003, after the seizure of the Iraqi Air Force Al-Taqaddum Air Base, an advanced Russian MiG-25 Foxbat was found buried in the sand after an informant tipped off U.S.
- What was learned during these projects prompted the US Navy to commence Top Gun exercises first at NAS Miramar, California and then NAS Fallon, Nevada.
- Foreign military sales of United States fighter aircraft to Indonesia and Egypt in the mid-1970s to replace the Soviet fighter aircraft allowed these nations to clandestinely transfer un-needed MiG-21 ultra modern MiG-23s aircraft to the United States for evaluation.
- The closest airport to Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) is Tonopah Airport (TPH), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NW of XSD.
- Tonopah Test Range Airport, at the Tonopah Test Range is 27 NM southeast of Tonopah, Nevada and 140 mi northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada.
- 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.
- Tonopah is owned by the USAF Air Combat Command.
- On 16 August 1966, Iraqi Air Force Captain Munir Redfa took off from Rasheed Air Base, near Baghdad on a routine navigation training flight.