Nonstop flight route between Alicante, Spain and Mercury, Nevada, United States:
Departure Airport:
(38°16'55"N by 0°33'29"W)
Arrival Airport:
(36°37'9"N by 116°1'58"W)
Distance from ALC to DRA:
5,827.56 miles (9,378.52 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC), Alicante, Spain and Desert Rock Airport (DRA), Mercury, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,828 miles (or 9,379 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 Alicante-Elche Airport and Desert Rock 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 Alicante-Elche Airport and Desert Rock Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALC / LEAL |
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| Location: | Alicante, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°16'55"N by 0°33'29"W |
| Area Served: | Alicante - Elche Valencia Murcia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 141 feet (43 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ALC |
| More Information: | ALC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRA / KDRA |
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| Location: | Mercury, Nevada, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°37'9"N by 116°1'58"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Mercury, Nevada |
| Airport Type: | United States Department of Energy/Nevada |
| Elevation: | 1010 feet (308 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DRA |
| More Information: | DRA Maps & Info |
Facts about Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC):
- Because of Alicante-Elche Airport's relatively low elevation of 141 feet, planes can take off or land at Alicante-Elche 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.
- Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Alicante-Elche Airport", other names for ALC include "Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche" and "Aeroport d'Alacant-Elx".
- 1D means Dock, P stands for Processor.
- Historically, up until 2003, Iberia was the leading airline at the airport.
- The closest airport to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) is Murcia–San Javier Airport (MJV), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) SSW of ALC.
- The furthest airport from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Alicante-Elche Airport (meaning Alicante-Elche Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,353 miles (19,881 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
Facts about Desert Rock Airport (DRA):
- The furthest airport from Desert Rock Airport (DRA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,271 miles (18,139 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Desert Rock Airport (DRA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Desert Rock Airport", another name for DRA is "NV65".
- The closest airport to Desert Rock Airport (DRA) is Creech Air Force Base Indian Springs Auxiliary Army Airfield (1961) Indian Springs Air Force Base (1951) Indian Springs Army Airfield Indian Springs Airport eponyms: Indian Springs, Nevada &Wilbur L. Creech[1] (INS), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of DRA.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 37.69 miles (60.66 km) SSW | Murcia–San Javier Airport (MJV) | Murcia, Spain |     |
| 2 | 83.51 miles (134.40 km) N | Valencia Airport (VLC) | Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain | |
| 3 | 112.14 miles (180.47 km) ENE | Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza (IBZ) | Ibiza, Spain | |
| 4 | 122.68 miles (197.43 km) NNE | Castellón Airport (CDT) | Castellón de la Plana, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain | |
| 5 | 140.44 miles (226.01 km) SW | Almería Airport (LEI) | Almería, Spain | |
| 6 | 176.77 miles (284.49 km) SE | Chlef International Airport (CFK) | Chlef, Algeria | |
| 7 | 183.87 miles (295.91 km) S | Es-Sénia – Ben Bella Airport (ORN) | Oran, Algeria | |
| 8 | 186.66 miles (300.39 km) SSE | Relizane Airport (QZN) | Relizane, Algeria | |
| 9 | 188.52 miles (303.40 km) WNW | Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM) | Ciudad Real, Spain | |
| 10 | 189.40 miles (304.81 km) S | Oran Tafaraoui Airport (TAF) | Oran, Algeria | |
| 11 | 191.43 miles (308.08 km) WSW | Granada Airport (GRX) | Granada, Spain | |
| 12 | 197.74 miles (318.23 km) ENE | Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI) | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | |
| 13 | 214.89 miles (345.83 km) S | Sidi Bel Abbès Airport (BFW) | Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria | |
| 14 | 215.98 miles (347.59 km) S | Ghriss Airport (MUW) | Ghriss, Algeria | |
| 15 | 217.20 miles (349.56 km) NW | Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ) | Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,353.36 miles (19,880.76 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,297.11 miles (19,790.24 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,276.09 miles (19,756.40 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,266.71 miles (19,741.31 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,255.15 miles (19,722.71 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,252.56 miles (19,718.53 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,231.76 miles (19,685.06 km) E | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,211.43 miles (19,652.35 km) E | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,210.40 miles (19,650.68 km) ESE | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,197.98 miles (19,630.70 km) ESE | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,188.53 miles (19,615.48 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,177.53 miles (19,597.79 km) ESE | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,176.95 miles (19,596.85 km) ESE | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,173.17 miles (19,590.77 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,167.63 miles (19,581.85 km) ESE | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 19.69 miles (31.69 km) E | Creech Air Force Base Indian Springs Auxiliary Army Airfield (1961) Indian Springs Air Force Base (1951) Indian Springs Army Airfield Indian Springs Airport eponyms: Indian Springs, Nevada &Wilbur L. Creech[1] (INS) | Indian Springs, Nevada, United States | |
| 2 | 22.55 miles (36.30 km) N | Yucca Airstrip (UCC) | Mercury, Nevada, United States | |
| 3 | 44.97 miles (72.37 km) WNW | Beatty Airport (BTY) | Beatty, Nevada, United States | |
| 4 | 54.51 miles (87.72 km) ESE | North Las Vegas Airport (VGT) | North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| 5 | 61.57 miles (99.08 km) SE | McCarran International Airport (LAS) | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| 6 | 63.05 miles (101.47 km) ESE | Nellis Air Force BaseLas Vegas Air Force Base (1948) Las Vegas Army Airfield (1941)[1] McCarren Field (c. 1935)[2] (LSV) | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| 7 | 67.07 miles (107.94 km) SE | Henderson Executive Airport (HSH) | Henderson, United States | |
| 8 | 80.14 miles (128.96 km) SE | Boulder City Municipal Airport (BLD) | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | |
| 9 | 90.99 miles (146.43 km) NNW | Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) | Tonopah, Nevada, United States | |
| 10 | 91.16 miles (146.71 km) SW | Trona Airport (TRH) | Trona, California, United States | |
| 11 | 98.36 miles (158.29 km) SSW | Bicycle Lake Army Airfield (BYS) | Barstow, California, United States | |
| 12 | 110.47 miles (177.78 km) E | Mesquite Airport (MFH) | Mesquite, Nevada, United States | |
| 13 | 115.16 miles (185.33 km) NNW | Tonopah Airport (TPH) | Tonopah, Nevada, United States | |
| 14 | 120.24 miles (193.50 km) WSW | Inyokern Airport (IYK) | Inyokern, California, United States | |
| 15 | 129.12 miles (207.80 km) SSW | Barstow-Daggett Airport (DAG) | Daggett, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,271.17 miles (18,139.15 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,261.80 miles (18,124.07 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 11,255.74 miles (18,114.32 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 11,236.83 miles (18,083.89 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,152.35 miles (17,947.92 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,032.45 miles (17,754.96 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,017.51 miles (17,730.91 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,979.70 miles (17,670.06 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,880.55 miles (17,510.51 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,857.64 miles (17,473.64 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,850.28 miles (17,461.79 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,843.79 miles (17,451.35 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,834.60 miles (17,436.56 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,831.51 miles (17,431.58 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,811.16 miles (17,398.84 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |