Nonstop flight route between Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany and Tonopah, Nevada, United States:
Departure Airport:
(49°59'8"N by 11°38'24"E)
Arrival Airport:
(37°47'40"N by 116°46'42"W)
Distance from BYU to XSD:
5,607.80 miles (9,024.85 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bindlacher Berg Airport (BYU), Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany and Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD), Tonopah, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,608 miles (or 9,025 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 Bindlacher Berg 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 Bindlacher Berg 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: | BYU / EDQD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°59'8"N by 11°38'24"E |
| Area Served: | Bayreuth, Germany |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1601 feet (488 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BYU |
| More Information: | BYU 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 Bindlacher Berg Airport (BYU):
- Bindlacher Berg Airport was host to the World Gliding championship in 1999.
- There are no scheduled operations to and from Bindlacher Berg Airport.
- Bindlacher Berg Airport (BYU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Bindlacher Berg Airport (BYU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,865 miles (19,094 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Bindlacher Berg Airport", another name for BYU is "Verkehrslandeplatz Bayreuth".
- The closest airport to Bindlacher Berg Airport (BYU) is Hof–Plauen Airport (HOQ), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) NNE of BYU.
Facts about Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD):
- Several locations were considered, Michael Army Airfield at the Dugway Proving Grounds in Utah, and the Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field on the Goldwater Range in Arizona.
- 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 advent of Operation Rolling Thunder during the Vietnam War in March of 1965 led to the introduction of the obsolete and subsonic MiG-17 and the supersonic MiG-21 by the North Vietnamese Air Force being pitted against U.S.
- In 2006, the Constant Peg program was declassified and the USAF held a series of press conferences about the former top secret US MiGs.
- In 1969 Pakistan supplied the U.S.
- In addition, unconfirmed Soviet aircraft flown were MiG-25 Foxbat.
- The closest airport to Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) is Tonopah Airport (TPH), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NW of XSD.
- In the 1980s, Tonopah Airport became a major operating location for the Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 23.11 miles (37.20 km) NNE | Hof–Plauen Airport (HOQ) | Hof, Bavaria, Germany |     |
| 2 | 41.97 miles (67.54 km) SW | Nuremberg Airport (NUE) | Nuremberg, Germany | |
| 3 | 48.50 miles (78.05 km) E | Mariánské Lázně Airport (MKA) | Mariánské Lázně, Czech Republic | |
| 4 | 58.48 miles (94.11 km) ENE | Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) | Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic | |
| 5 | 66.18 miles (106.51 km) WSW | Kitzingen Airport (KZG) | Kitzingen, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 6 | 74.95 miles (120.62 km) NNW | Erfurt–Weimar Airport (ERF) | Erfurt, Germany | |
| 7 | 78.23 miles (125.91 km) WSW | Giebelstadt Airport (GHF) | Giebelstadt, Germany | |
| 8 | 78.67 miles (126.61 km) NNE | Leipzig–Altenburg Airport (AOC) | Altenburg, Thuringia, Germany | |
| 9 | 84.65 miles (136.23 km) SSE | Straubing Wallmuehle Airport (RBM) | Straubing, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 10 | 87.88 miles (141.43 km) S | Ingolstadt Manching Airport (IGS) | Ingolstadt, Germany | |
| 11 | 102.75 miles (165.36 km) NNE | Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) | Leipzig, Germany | |
| 12 | 112.45 miles (180.96 km) SSW | Augsburg Airport (AGB) | Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 13 | 112.93 miles (181.74 km) S | Munich Airport (MUC) | Munich, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 14 | 116.52 miles (187.52 km) E | Prague Vaclav Havel Airport (PRG) | Prague, Czech Republic | |
| 15 | 122.57 miles (197.26 km) NE | Dresden Airport (DRS) | Dresden, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,864.57 miles (19,094.12 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,445.93 miles (18,420.39 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,432.30 miles (18,398.45 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,431.21 miles (18,396.70 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,430.70 miles (18,395.88 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,420.09 miles (18,378.80 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,418.35 miles (18,376.01 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,414.84 miles (18,370.36 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,413.89 miles (18,368.83 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,413.25 miles (18,367.80 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,409.85 miles (18,362.32 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,406.66 miles (18,357.19 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,404.36 miles (18,353.49 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,403.55 miles (18,352.19 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,373.74 miles (18,304.22 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, 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 | |