Nonstop flight route between Badajoz, Spain and Tonopah, Nevada, United States:
Departure Airport:
(38°53'29"N by 6°49'17"W)
Arrival Airport:
(37°47'40"N by 116°46'42"W)
Distance from BJZ to XSD:
5,522.69 miles (8,887.88 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Badajoz Airport (BJZ), Badajoz, Spain and Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD), Tonopah, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,523 miles (or 8,888 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 Badajoz 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 Badajoz 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: | BJZ / LEBZ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Badajoz, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°53'29"N by 6°49'17"W |
| Area Served: | Badajoz, Spain |
| Operator/Owner: | Aena |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 608 feet (185 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BJZ |
| More Information: | BJZ 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 Badajoz Airport (BJZ):
- Because of Badajoz Airport's relatively low elevation of 608 feet, planes can take off or land at Badajoz 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.
- The closest airport to Badajoz Airport (BJZ) is Beja Airport (BYJ), which is located 82 miles (132 kilometers) SW of BJZ.
- Badajoz Airport handled 29,113 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Badajoz Airport (BJZ) is New Plymouth Airport (NPL), which is nearly antipodal to Badajoz Airport (meaning Badajoz Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from New Plymouth Airport), and is located 12,382 miles (19,928 kilometers) away in New Plymouth, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Badajoz Airport", other names for BJZ include "Aeropuerto de Badajoz", "Talavera la Real Air Base" and "Base Aérea de Talavera la Real".
- Badajoz Airport (BJZ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD):
- In addition, unconfirmed Soviet aircraft flown were MiG-25 Foxbat.
- 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.
- On 12 August 1968, the IDF obtained two Syrian Air Force MiG-17F fighters that had gotten lost during a training flight and landed inadvertently at Besert Landing Field, Israel.
- The assets of the squadron could not go to the boneyard at Davis-Monthan AFB, and the fate of them remains in some cases, still classified.
- The earliest known depiction of the airfield was on the July 1970 Air Force Tactical Pilotage Chart.
- The closest airport to Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) is Tonopah Airport (TPH), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NW of XSD.
- On 17 May 1982, the move of the 4450th TG from Groom Lake to Tonopah was initiated, with the final components of the move completed in early 1983.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 82.23 miles (132.34 km) SW | Beja Airport (BYJ) | Beja, Portugal |     |
| 2 | 101.16 miles (162.80 km) NNW | Covilhã Airport (COV) | Covilhã, Portugal | |
| 3 | 113.47 miles (182.60 km) SSE | Seville Airport (SVQ) | Seville, Spain | |
| 4 | 123.91 miles (199.42 km) NW | Coimbra Airport (CBP) | Coimbra, Portugal | |
| 5 | 124.74 miles (200.75 km) W | Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS) | Lisbon, Portugal | |
| 6 | 129.39 miles (208.23 km) ESE | Córdoba Airport (ODB) | Córdoba, Spain | |
| 7 | 143.89 miles (231.57 km) SSW | Faro International Airport (FAO) | Faro, Portugal | |
| 8 | 153.39 miles (246.86 km) E | Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM) | Ciudad Real, Spain | |
| 9 | 153.87 miles (247.63 km) SW | Portimão Airport (PRM) | Portimão, Algarve, Portugal | |
| 10 | 154.03 miles (247.89 km) SSE | Jerez Airport (XRY) | Jerez de la Frontera, Spain | |
| 11 | 158.61 miles (255.25 km) NNE | Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM) | Salamanca, Spain | |
| 12 | 171.56 miles (276.11 km) NNW | Vila Real Airport (VRL) | Vila Real, Portugal | |
| 13 | 189.39 miles (304.79 km) NNW | Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) | Porto, Portugal | |
| 14 | 198.81 miles (319.95 km) SE | Málaga Airport (AGP) | Málaga, Spain | |
| 15 | 203.16 miles (326.96 km) SE | Granada Airport (GRX) | Granada, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,382.43 miles (19,927.54 km) W | New Plymouth Airport (NPL) | New Plymouth, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,313.57 miles (19,816.71 km) SW | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,300.36 miles (19,795.47 km) WSW | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,296.36 miles (19,789.02 km) S | Takaka Aerodrome (KTF) | Takaka, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,282.28 miles (19,766.37 km) S | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,280.02 miles (19,762.72 km) W | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,279.78 miles (19,762.34 km) SW | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,276.58 miles (19,757.19 km) WSW | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,275.24 miles (19,755.03 km) SW | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,273.72 miles (19,752.59 km) SW | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,270.48 miles (19,747.37 km) S | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,267.81 miles (19,743.07 km) SW | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,260.85 miles (19,731.88 km) SW | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,258.70 miles (19,728.41 km) WSW | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,252.73 miles (19,718.81 km) WSW | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 24.87 miles (40.03 km) NW | Tonopah Airport (TPH) | Tonopah, Nevada, United States | |
| 2 | 64.51 miles (103.82 km) S | Beatty Airport (BTY) | Beatty, Nevada, United States | |
| 3 | 71.38 miles (114.87 km) SE | Yucca Airstrip (UCC) | Mercury, Nevada, United States | |
| 4 | 90.99 miles (146.43 km) SSE | Desert Rock Airport (DRA) | Mercury, Nevada, United States | |
| 5 | 91.54 miles (147.32 km) WSW | Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield (BIH) | Bishop, California, United States | |
| 6 | 100.89 miles (162.36 km) NW | Gabbs Airport (GAB) | Gabbs, Nevada, United States | |
| 7 | 102.92 miles (165.64 km) SE | 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 | |
| 8 | 113.23 miles (182.23 km) W | Mammoth Yosemite Airport (MMH) | Mammoth Lakes, California, United States | |
| 9 | 113.32 miles (182.37 km) WNW | Hawthorne Industrial Airport (HTH) | Hawthorne, Nevada, United States | |
| 10 | 117.81 miles (189.59 km) N | Austin Airport (ASQ) | Austin, Nevada, United States | |
| 11 | 131.80 miles (212.11 km) NNE | Eureka Airport (EUE) | Eureka, Nevada, United States | |
| 12 | 140.07 miles (225.42 km) SE | North Las Vegas Airport (VGT) | North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| 13 | 140.26 miles (225.72 km) SSW | Trona Airport (TRH) | Trona, California, United States | |
| 14 | 145.16 miles (233.61 km) SE | 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 | |
| 15 | 147.52 miles (237.41 km) NE | Ely Airport (ELY) | Ely, Nevada, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,207.20 miles (18,036.20 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,191.98 miles (18,011.70 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,190.52 miles (18,009.35 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 11,181.23 miles (17,994.40 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,137.97 miles (17,924.79 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,023.45 miles (17,740.48 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,987.25 miles (17,682.22 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,953.94 miles (17,628.62 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,840.40 miles (17,445.88 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,839.92 miles (17,445.12 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,830.80 miles (17,430.44 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,817.24 miles (17,408.62 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,817.20 miles (17,408.55 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,791.39 miles (17,367.02 km) SSE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,785.63 miles (17,357.74 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |