Nonstop flight route between Aksu, Xinjiang, China and Minden, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Aksu Airport (AKU), Aksu, Xinjiang, China and Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV), Minden, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,749 miles (or 10,862 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 Aksu 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 Aksu 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: | AKU / ZWAK | 
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| Location: | Aksu, Xinjiang, China | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°15'45"N by 80°17'30"E | 
| Area Served: | Aksu, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3816 feet (1,163 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AKU | 
| More Information: | AKU 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 Aksu Airport (AKU):
- Aksu Airport (AKU) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Aksu Airport (AKU) is Kuqa Qiuci Airport (KCA), which is located 143 miles (230 kilometers) ENE of AKU.
 - In addition to being known as "Aksu Airport", other names for AKU include "阿克苏机场" and "Ākèsù Jīchǎng".
 - The furthest airport from Aksu Airport (AKU) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,317 miles (18,214 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
 
Facts about Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV):
- Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV) has 3 runways.
 - The closest airport to Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV) is Carson Airport (CSN), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) N of MEV.
 - The airport is currently undergoing an expansion plan where glider operations will be moved to the East Side of the airport.
 - 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.
 - 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.
 
