Nonstop flight route between Atwater, California, United States and Khartoum, Sudan:
Departure Airport:
(37°22'50"N by 120°34'5"W)
Arrival Airport:
(15°35'22"N by 32°33'11"E)
Distance from MER to KRT:
8,381.13 miles (13,488.09 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Castle Airport (MER), Atwater, California, United States and Khartoum International Airport (KRT), Khartoum, Sudan would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,381 miles (or 13,488 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 Castle Airport and Khartoum International 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 Castle Airport and Khartoum International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MER / KMER |
| Airport Name: | Castle Airport |
| Location: | Atwater, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°22'50"N by 120°34'5"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Merced County Department of Commerce, Aviation, and Economic Development |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 191 feet (58 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MER |
| More Information: | MER Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KRT / HSSS |
| Airport Name: | Khartoum International Airport |
| Location: | Khartoum, Sudan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°35'22"N by 32°33'11"E |
| Area Served: | Khartoum |
| Airport Type: | Joint (Civil and Military) |
| Elevation: | 1265 feet (386 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KRT |
| More Information: | KRT Maps & Info |
Facts about Castle Airport (MER):
- The furthest airport from Castle Airport (MER) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,312 miles (18,204 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In 2004, recommendations were made to relocate the 129th Rescue Wing of the California Air National Guard and its associated HC-130, MC-130 and HH-60 aircraft from Moffett Federal Airfield to the former Castle Air Force Base, now Castle Airport.
- The closest airport to Castle Airport (MER) is Merced Regional Airport (MCE), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SSE of MER.
- Castle Airport (MER) currently has only 1 runway.
- With its central location in the San Joaquin Valley, on the route of the proposed California High-Speed Rail system, and with a large, underdeveloped site, Castle Airport has been submitted as a possible location for the central maintenance facility for the system.
- Because of Castle Airport's relatively low elevation of 191 feet, planes can take off or land at Castle 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.
- Since the mid-1940s, aircraft maintenance, fuel management, and fire training activities on the base have generated wastes that consist primarily of waste fuels, oils, solvents, and cleaners.
Facts about Khartoum International Airport (KRT):
- The closest airport to Khartoum International Airport (KRT) is Atbara Airport (ATB), which is located 177 miles (285 kilometers) NE of KRT.
- Khartoum International Airport (KRT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Khartoum International Airport handled 2,178,097 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Khartoum International Airport (KRT) is Arutua Airport (AXR), which is nearly antipodal to Khartoum International Airport (meaning Khartoum International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Arutua Airport), and is located 12,377 miles (19,919 kilometers) away in Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.26 miles (11.68 km) SSE | Merced Regional Airport (MCE) | Merced, California, United States |     |
| 2 | 27.12 miles (43.65 km) NW | Modesto City-County Airport (MOD) | Modesto, California, United States | |
| 3 | 27.51 miles (44.27 km) SW | Los Banos Municipal Airport (LSN) | Los Banos, California, United States | |
| 4 | 29.78 miles (47.92 km) W | NASA Crows Landing Airport (NRC) | Crows Landing, California, United States | |
| 5 | 36.91 miles (59.40 km) SE | Madera Municipal Airport (MAE) | Madera, California, United States | |
| 6 | 45.69 miles (73.53 km) N | Columbia Airport (COA) | Columbia, California, United States | |
| 7 | 51.03 miles (82.13 km) NW | Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK) | Stockton, California, United States | |
| 8 | 57.32 miles (92.24 km) SW | Hollister Municipal Airport (HLI) | Hollister, California, United States | |
| 9 | 60.88 miles (97.98 km) SE | Fresno Chandler Executive AirportChandler Municipal Airport (Old) (FCH) | Fresno, California, United States | |
| 10 | 62.71 miles (100.91 km) SE | Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) | Fresno, California, United States | |
| 11 | 68.82 miles (110.76 km) W | Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (RHV) | San Jose, California, United States | |
| 12 | 71.93 miles (115.77 km) WNW | Livermore Municipal Airport (LVK) | Livermore, California, United States | |
| 13 | 73.96 miles (119.02 km) WSW | Watsonville Municipal Airport (WVI) | Watsonville, California, United States | |
| 14 | 74.75 miles (120.29 km) W | Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) | San Jose, California, United States | |
| 15 | 75.76 miles (121.93 km) SW | Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base (SNS) | Salinas, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,311.72 miles (18,204.41 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 11,301.64 miles (18,188.18 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 11,273.49 miles (18,142.87 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,260.93 miles (18,122.66 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,205.02 miles (18,032.69 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,196.39 miles (18,018.79 km) SSW | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 11,137.28 miles (17,923.67 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,111.96 miles (17,882.92 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,011.03 miles (17,720.49 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,008.37 miles (17,716.22 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,993.21 miles (17,691.82 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,972.89 miles (17,659.11 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,963.56 miles (17,644.10 km) SSE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,945.21 miles (17,614.56 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,920.84 miles (17,575.35 km) SE | Belo sur Tsiribihina Airport (BMD) | Belo sur Tsiribihina, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 177.11 miles (285.03 km) NE | Atbara Airport (ATB) | Atbara, Sudan | |
| 2 | 198.60 miles (319.62 km) NNW | El Debba Airport (EDB) | El Debba (Al Dabbah), Sudan | |
| 3 | 200.35 miles (322.44 km) NNW | Ad-Dabbah Airport (AAD) | Al Dabbah, Sudan | |
| 4 | 203.29 miles (327.16 km) NNW | Merowe Airport (MWE) | Merowe, Sudan | |
| 5 | 226.33 miles (364.24 km) ESE | Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU) | Khashm El Girba, Sudan | |
| 6 | 229.04 miles (368.61 km) SW | El Obeid Airport (EBD) | El Obeid, Sudan | |
| 7 | 251.77 miles (405.18 km) E | Kassala Airport (KSL) | Kassala, Sudan | |
| 8 | 270.14 miles (434.75 km) SE | Galegu Airport (DNX) | Dinder, Sudan | |
| 9 | 283.26 miles (455.86 km) NNW | Dongola Airport (DOG) | Dongola, Sudan | |
| 10 | 313.75 miles (504.93 km) ESE | Humera Airport (HUE) | Humera, Ethiopia | |
| 11 | 389.83 miles (627.37 km) ESE | Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ) | Gondar, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 406.97 miles (654.96 km) NE | Port Sudan New International Airport (PZU) | Port Sudan, Sudan | |
| 13 | 408.55 miles (657.50 km) SSE | Asosa Airport (ASO) | Asosa, Ethiopia | |
| 14 | 421.08 miles (677.65 km) S | Malakal Airport (MAK) | Malakal, South Sudan | |
| 15 | 423.89 miles (682.18 km) E | Asmara International Airport (ASM) | Asmara, Eritrea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,376.86 miles (19,918.57 km) WSW | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,368.05 miles (19,904.40 km) W | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,338.94 miles (19,857.55 km) ESE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 12,323.90 miles (19,833.35 km) SW | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 12,315.28 miles (19,819.47 km) SW | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 12,313.56 miles (19,816.70 km) WSW | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 12,260.14 miles (19,730.74 km) SW | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 12,239.27 miles (19,697.14 km) SE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 12,234.94 miles (19,690.17 km) SE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 12,187.71 miles (19,614.18 km) ESE | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 12,175.77 miles (19,594.95 km) WSW | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 12,144.84 miles (19,545.17 km) ESE | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 12,113.05 miles (19,494.01 km) E | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 12,104.92 miles (19,480.92 km) W | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 12,000.20 miles (19,312.40 km) W | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |