Nonstop flight route between Anapa, Russia and Tonopah, Nevada, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Anapa Airport (AAQ), Anapa, Russia and Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD), Tonopah, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,493 miles (or 10,450 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 Anapa 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 Anapa Airport and Tonopah Test Range Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Anapa Airport (AAQ):

• In addition to being known as "Anapa Airport", another name for AAQ is "Аэропорт Анапа".
• The closest airport to Anapa Airport (AAQ) is Gelendzhik Airport (GDZ), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SE of AAQ.
• Because of Anapa Airport's relatively low elevation of 174 feet, planes can take off or land at Anapa 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.
• The furthest airport from Anapa Airport (AAQ) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 10,860 miles (17,478 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• Anapa Airport (AAQ) currently has only 1 runway.

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.
• In May 1973, when Project HAVE IDEA was initiated for joint technical and tactical evaluation of Soviet aircraft types, the tactical evaluation flights of foreign aircraft were undertaken by Detachment 1, 57th Fighter Weapons Wing.
• 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 the 1980s, Tonopah Airport became a major operating location for the Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk.
• Several locations were considered, Michael Army Airfield at the Dugway Proving Grounds in Utah, and the Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field on the Goldwater Range in Arizona.
• Tonopah is owned by the USAF Air Combat Command.
• 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.
• All the models had quirks.
• Near the end of the Cold War the program was abandoned and the squadron was disbanded.