Nonstop flight route between Fletcher, North Carolina, United States and Ely, Nevada, United States:
Departure Airport:
(35°26'9"N by 82°32'30"W)
Arrival Airport:
(39°17'58"N by 114°50'30"W)
Distance from AVL to ELY:
1,784.02 miles (2,871.09 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Asheville Regional Airport (AVL), Fletcher, North Carolina, United States and Ely Airport (ELY), Ely, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,784 miles (or 2,871 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 relatively short distance between Asheville Regional Airport and Ely Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AVL / KAVL |
| Airport Name: | Asheville Regional Airport |
| Location: | Fletcher, North Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°26'9"N by 82°32'30"W |
| Area Served: | Asheville, North Carolina |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Asheville |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2165 feet (660 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AVL |
| More Information: | AVL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ELY / KELY |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ely, Nevada, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°17'58"N by 114°50'30"W |
| Area Served: | Ely, Nevada |
| Operator/Owner: | White Pine County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6259 feet (1,908 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ELY |
| More Information: | ELY Maps & Info |
Facts about Asheville Regional Airport (AVL):
- Asheville Regional Airport covers 900 acres and has one runway, 16/34, 8,001 x 150 ft asphalt.
- On March 14, 2003 a Cessna 177 Cardinal crashed into Old Fort Mountain after taking off from the airport.
- Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) currently has only 1 runway.
- In April 2010 President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama landed in Asheville aboard Air Force One for a weekend getaway.
- On July 19, 1967 Piedmont Airlines Flight 22, a Boeing 727, collided in mid-air with a Cessna 310 just south of the airport in Hendersonville, North Carolina.
- The closest airport to Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) is Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) SSE of AVL.
- The furthest airport from Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,430 miles (18,395 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Ely Airport (ELY):
- Ely Airport (ELY) has 2 runways.
- On November 12, 2006 Air Midwest started flights to McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada via Cedar City Regional Airport in Cedar City, Utah, The stop in Cedar City was due to the fact that McCarran Airport requires Transportation Security Administration screening not available at Ely Airport.
- The closest airport to Ely Airport (ELY) is Eureka Airport (EUE), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) WNW of ELY.
- Because of Ely Airport's high elevation of 6,259 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ELY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ELY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Ely Airport (ELY) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,082 miles (17,835 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Ely Airport", another name for ELY is "Yelland Field".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.56 miles (66.89 km) SSE | Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) | Greenville / Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States |     |
| 2 | 42.05 miles (67.67 km) SSE | Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | |
| 3 | 44.21 miles (71.15 km) SSW | Pickens County Airport (LQK) | Pickens, South Carolina, United States | |
| 4 | 47.75 miles (76.85 km) SSE | Donaldson Center Airport (GDC) | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | |
| 5 | 48.84 miles (78.60 km) SE | Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (SPA) | Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States | |
| 6 | 54.50 miles (87.70 km) NNW | Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport (GCY) | Greeneville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 7 | 56.29 miles (90.60 km) SSW | Oconee County Regional Airport (CEU) | Clemson, South Carolina, United States | |
| 8 | 58.60 miles (94.31 km) ENE | Foothills Regional Airport (MRN) | Morganton, North Carolina, United States | |
| 9 | 62.61 miles (100.75 km) WNW | Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport (GKT) | Sevierville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 10 | 65.72 miles (105.76 km) S | Anderson Regional Airport (AND) | Anderson, South Carolina, United States | |
| 11 | 68.08 miles (109.57 km) ENE | Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) | Hickory, North Carolina, United States | |
| 12 | 69.43 miles (111.74 km) NW | Morristown Regional Airport (MOR) | Morristown, Tennessee, United States | |
| 13 | 72.19 miles (116.18 km) N | Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) | Blountville, Tennessee (Tri-Cities area), United States | |
| 14 | 72.24 miles (116.26 km) SW | Toccoa Airport (TOC) | Toccoa, Georgia, United States | |
| 15 | 84.87 miles (136.58 km) SSE | Greenwood County Airport (GRD) | Greenwood, South Carolina, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,430.43 miles (18,395.45 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,410.22 miles (18,362.93 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,390.08 miles (18,330.52 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,376.01 miles (18,307.87 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,372.68 miles (18,302.51 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,357.65 miles (18,278.33 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,355.51 miles (18,274.88 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,347.44 miles (18,261.88 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,330.12 miles (18,234.02 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,314.48 miles (18,208.84 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,289.20 miles (18,168.16 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,283.48 miles (18,158.96 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,276.44 miles (18,147.63 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,276.35 miles (18,147.48 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,272.77 miles (18,141.73 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 65.44 miles (105.32 km) WNW | Eureka Airport (EUE) | Eureka, Nevada, United States | |
| 2 | 107.02 miles (172.23 km) NNE | Wendover Airport (ENV) | Wendover, Utah, United States | |
| 3 | 116.74 miles (187.87 km) NNW | Elko Regional Airport (EKO) | Elko, Nevada, United States | |
| 4 | 118.74 miles (191.09 km) ENE | Michael Army AirfieldDugway Army Airfield (DPG) | Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, United States | |
| 5 | 124.85 miles (200.93 km) E | Delta Municipal Airport (DTA) | Delta, Utah, United States | |
| 6 | 125.65 miles (202.21 km) N | Wells Municipal Airport (LWL) | Wells, Nevada, United States | |
| 7 | 126.33 miles (203.30 km) W | Austin Airport (ASQ) | Austin, Nevada, United States | |
| 8 | 134.94 miles (217.16 km) E | Fillmore Municipal Airport (FIL) | Fillmore, Utah, United States | |
| 9 | 140.27 miles (225.74 km) NW | Battle Mountain Airport (BAM) | Battle Mountain, Nevada, United States | |
| 10 | 145.21 miles (233.69 km) SE | Cedar City Regional Airport (CDC) | Cedar City, Utah, United States | |
| 11 | 147.52 miles (237.41 km) SW | Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) | Tonopah, Nevada, United States | |
| 12 | 148.29 miles (238.65 km) SW | Tonopah Airport (TPH) | Tonopah, Nevada, United States | |
| 13 | 161.98 miles (260.68 km) E | Salina-Gunnison Airport (SBO) | Salina, Utah, United States | |
| 14 | 166.16 miles (267.41 km) SE | Panguitch Municipal Airport (PNU) | Panguitch, Utah, United States | |
| 15 | 167.02 miles (268.79 km) SSE | St. George Municipal Airport (relocated 2011) (SGU) | St. George, Utah, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,082.33 miles (17,835.23 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,067.80 miles (17,811.86 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 11,059.58 miles (17,798.63 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 11,042.46 miles (17,771.07 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,991.55 miles (17,689.14 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,878.37 miles (17,506.99 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,839.87 miles (17,445.04 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,806.42 miles (17,391.20 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,694.62 miles (17,211.28 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,693.06 miles (17,208.76 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,684.82 miles (17,195.50 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,670.99 miles (17,173.25 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,670.07 miles (17,171.77 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,646.51 miles (17,133.85 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,638.11 miles (17,120.34 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |