Nonstop flight route between Cue, Western Australia, Australia and Tonopah, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cue Airport (CUY), Cue, Western Australia, Australia and Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD), Tonopah, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,221 miles (or 14,839 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 Cue 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 Cue 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: | CUY / YCUE |
Airport Name: | Cue Airport |
Location: | Cue, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°26'48"S by 117°55'5"E |
Operator/Owner: | Cue Shire Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1450 feet (442 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from CUY |
More Information: | CUY 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 Cue Airport (CUY):
- The closest airport to Cue Airport (CUY) is Mount Magnet Airport (MMG), which is located 46 miles (75 kilometers) S of CUY.
- The furthest airport from Cue Airport (CUY) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Cue Airport (meaning Cue Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,063 miles (19,414 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
Facts about Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD):
- The closest airport to Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) is Tonopah Airport (TPH), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NW of XSD.
- In July 1975, the 4477th Tactical Evaluation Flight was formed at Nellis AFB as tactical evaluation organization.
- 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.
- After the 4477th TES was inactivated, the remaining assets were reconstituted as a detachment of the 57th Fighter Wing at Nellis AFB.
- The Tonopah Test Range airfield came into existence in 1957 and was used by the Department of Energy, the Air Force, and several contractors.
- None of the Soviet-designed aircraft at Tonopah flew in bad weather or at night.