Nonstop flight route between Old Town, Maine, United States and Tonopah, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Old Town Municipal Airport (OLD), Old Town, Maine, United States and Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD), Tonopah, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,505 miles (or 4,031 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 Old Town Municipal 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 Old Town Municipal 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: | OLD / KOLD |
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Location: | Old Town, Maine, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°57'9"N by 68°40'27"W |
Area Served: | Old Town, Maine |
Operator/Owner: | City of Old Town |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 126 feet (38 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from OLD |
More Information: | OLD 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 Old Town Municipal Airport (OLD):
- Because of Old Town Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 126 feet, planes can take off or land at Old Town Municipal 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.
- Old Town Municipal Airport (OLD) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Old Town Municipal Airport (OLD) is Bangor International Airport (BGR), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) SW of OLD.
- In addition to being known as "Old Town Municipal Airport", another name for OLD is "Dewitt Field".
- The furthest airport from Old Town Municipal Airport (OLD) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,665 miles (18,773 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD):
- The closest airport to Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) is Tonopah Airport (TPH), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NW of XSD.
- 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.
- The advent of Operation Rolling Thunder during the Vietnam War in March of 1965 led to the introduction of the obsolete and subsonic MiG-17 and the supersonic MiG-21 by the North Vietnamese Air Force being pitted against U.S.
- In addition, unconfirmed Soviet aircraft flown were MiG-25 Foxbat.
- In 1980 the 4477th TEF was re-designated as the 4477th Test and Evaluation Squadron and the operation was renamed again to Constant Peg.
- In 1997, the United States purchased 21 Moldovan aircraft for evaluation and analysis, under the Cooperative Threat Reduction accord.
- None of the Soviet-designed aircraft at Tonopah flew in bad weather or at night.