Nonstop flight route between Anshan, Liaoning, China and Tonopah, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Anshan Teng'ao Airport (AOG), Anshan, Liaoning, China and Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD), Tonopah, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,814 miles (or 9,357 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 Anshan Teng'ao 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 Anshan Teng'ao Airport and Tonopah Test Range Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AOG / ZYAS |
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Location: | Anshan, Liaoning, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°6'16"N by 122°51'20"E |
Area Served: | Anshan, Liaoning, China |
Operator/Owner: | Liaoning Airport Management Group Co. |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
View all routes: | Routes from AOG |
More Information: | AOG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XSD / KTNX |
Airport Name: | Tonopah Test Range Airport |
Location: | Tonopah, Nevada, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°47'40"N by 116°46'42"W |
View all routes: | Routes from XSD |
More Information: | XSD Maps & Info |
Facts about Anshan Teng'ao Airport (AOG):
- In addition to being known as "Anshan Teng'ao Airport", other names for AOG include "鞍山腾鳌机场" and "Ānshān Téng'áo Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Anshan Teng'ao Airport (AOG) is Necochea Airport (NEC), which is nearly antipodal to Anshan Teng'ao Airport (meaning Anshan Teng'ao Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Necochea Airport), and is located 12,235 miles (19,690 kilometers) away in Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- The closest airport to Anshan Teng'ao Airport (AOG) is Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) NE of AOG.
Facts about Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD):
- On 16 August 1966, Iraqi Air Force Captain Munir Redfa took off from Rasheed Air Base, near Baghdad on a routine navigation training flight.
- 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.
- The Tonopah Test Range airfield came into existence in 1957 and was used by the Department of Energy, the Air Force, and several contractors.
- 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 closest airport to Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) is Tonopah Airport (TPH), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NW of XSD.
- In addition, unconfirmed Soviet aircraft flown were MiG-25 Foxbat.
- After the 4477th TES was inactivated, the remaining assets were reconstituted as a detachment of the 57th Fighter Wing at Nellis AFB.