Nonstop flight route between Mercury, Nevada, United States and Mongo, Chad:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yucca Airstrip (UCC), Mercury, Nevada, United States and Mongo Airport (MVO), Mongo, Chad would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,947 miles (or 12,790 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 Yucca Airstrip and Mongo 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 Yucca Airstrip and Mongo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UCC / KUCC |
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Location: | Mercury, Nevada, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°56'44"N by 116°2'16"W |
Operator/Owner: | Department of Energy |
Elevation: | 3919 feet (1,195 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from UCC |
More Information: | UCC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MVO / FTTM |
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Location: | Mongo, Chad |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°10'12"N by 18°40'31"E |
Area Served: | Mongo |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1404 feet (428 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MVO |
More Information: | MVO Maps & Info |
Facts about Yucca Airstrip (UCC):
- Yucca Airstrip (UCC) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Yucca Airstrip (UCC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,249 miles (18,103 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The asphalt runway was constructed in 2002 as part of an unmanned aerial vehicle test facility.
- The airport was the staging area for SHOT BADGER, a test of the UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE Series of nuclear test shots on April 18, 1953.
- The closest airport to Yucca Airstrip (UCC) is Desert Rock Airport (DRA), which is located 23 miles (36 kilometers) S of UCC.
- In addition to being known as "Yucca Airstrip", another name for UCC is "NV11".
Facts about Mongo Airport (MVO):
- The furthest airport from Mongo Airport (MVO) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Mongo Airport (meaning Mongo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,311 miles (19,813 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
- In addition to being known as "Mongo Airport", another name for MVO is "Mongo Airport (Mongo)".
- The closest airport to Mongo Airport (MVO) is Abou-Deïa Airport (AOD), which is located 64 miles (102 kilometers) SE of MVO.
- Mongo Airport (MVO) currently has only 1 runway.