Nonstop flight route between Atambua, Indonesia and Minden, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Haliwen Airport (ABU), Atambua, Indonesia and Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV), Minden, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,980 miles (or 12,842 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 Haliwen Airport and Minden-Tahoe 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 Haliwen Airport and Minden-Tahoe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABU / WRKA |
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Location: | Atambua, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°19'59"S by 124°54'0"E |
Area Served: | Atambua, Indonesia |
Elevation: | 1434 feet (437 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ABU |
More Information: | ABU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MEV / KMEV |
Airport Name: | Minden-Tahoe Airport |
Location: | Minden, Nevada, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°0'2"N by 119°45'6"W |
Area Served: | Minden, Nevada |
Operator/Owner: | Douglas County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4722 feet (1,439 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from MEV |
More Information: | MEV Maps & Info |
Facts about Haliwen Airport (ABU):
- In addition to being known as "Haliwen Airport", another name for ABU is "WATA".
- The closest airport to Haliwen Airport (ABU) is Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) NE of ABU.
- The furthest airport from Haliwen Airport (ABU) is Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG), which is nearly antipodal to Haliwen Airport (meaning Haliwen Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Zorg en Hoop Airport), and is located 12,193 miles (19,623 kilometers) away in Paramaribo, Suriname.
- Haliwen Airport (ABU) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV):
- Minden-Tahoe Airport is the base for the "Introduction to Soaring" tutorial mission supplied with Microsoft Flight Simulator X.
- The furthest airport from Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,200 miles (18,025 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV) is Carson Airport (CSN), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) N of MEV.
- Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV) has 3 runways.
- Gliders are usually towed to altitudes of 1,000 to 2,000 ft over the airport, and they are often able to make out and return flights to the White Mountains, Owens Valley, and Eastern Nevada, often covering distances of over 500 mi.
- Because of Minden-Tahoe Airport's high elevation of 4,722 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MEV. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MEV a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.