Nonstop flight route between Mercury, Nevada, United States and Cap-Haïtien, Haiti:
Departure Airport:
(36°37'9"N by 116°1'58"W)
Arrival Airport:
(19°43'59"N by 72°11'40"W)
Distance from DRA to CAP:
2,883.03 miles (4,639.77 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Desert Rock Airport (DRA), Mercury, Nevada, United States and Hugo Chávez International Airport (CAP), Cap-Haïtien, Haiti would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,883 miles (or 4,640 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 Desert Rock Airport and Hugo Chávez International 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 Desert Rock Airport and Hugo Chávez International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRA / KDRA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mercury, Nevada, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°37'9"N by 116°1'58"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Mercury, Nevada |
| Airport Type: | United States Department of Energy/Nevada |
| Elevation: | 1010 feet (308 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DRA |
| More Information: | DRA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CAP / MTCH |
| Airport Name: | Hugo Chávez International Airport |
| Location: | Cap-Haïtien, Haiti |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°43'59"N by 72°11'40"W |
| Area Served: | Cap-Haïtien, Haiti |
| Operator/Owner: | Autorité Aeroportuaire Nationale |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CAP |
| More Information: | CAP Maps & Info |
Facts about Desert Rock Airport (DRA):
- The closest airport to Desert Rock Airport (DRA) is 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), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of DRA.
- The furthest airport from Desert Rock Airport (DRA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,271 miles (18,139 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Desert Rock Airport (DRA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Desert Rock Airport", another name for DRA is "NV65".
Facts about Hugo Chávez International Airport (CAP):
- Hugo Chávez International Airport (CAP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Hugo Chávez International Airport (CAP) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,996 miles (19,306 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Hugo Chávez International Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Hugo Chávez International 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 Hugo Chávez International Airport (CAP) is Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport (PAP), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) S of CAP.
- On 18 April 2013 a spokesman for Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe announced that the airport will be renamed to "Hugo Chávez International Airport" in honour of the late Venezuelan President, a day before Haitian President Michel Martelly was scheduled to attend Nicolas Maduro's inauguration ceremony in Caracas.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 19.69 miles (31.69 km) E | 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 | ![View 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] on a map](map-icon.gif "View 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] on a map"){kind=icon}   ![Get more information about 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]](info-icon.gif "Get more information about 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]"){kind=icon} |
| 2 | 22.55 miles (36.30 km) N | Yucca Airstrip (UCC) | Mercury, Nevada, United States | |
| 3 | 44.97 miles (72.37 km) WNW | Beatty Airport (BTY) | Beatty, Nevada, United States | |
| 4 | 54.51 miles (87.72 km) ESE | North Las Vegas Airport (VGT) | North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| 5 | 61.57 miles (99.08 km) SE | McCarran International Airport (LAS) | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| 6 | 63.05 miles (101.47 km) ESE | 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 | |
| 7 | 67.07 miles (107.94 km) SE | Henderson Executive Airport (HSH) | Henderson, United States | |
| 8 | 80.14 miles (128.96 km) SE | Boulder City Municipal Airport (BLD) | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | |
| 9 | 90.99 miles (146.43 km) NNW | Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) | Tonopah, Nevada, United States | |
| 10 | 91.16 miles (146.71 km) SW | Trona Airport (TRH) | Trona, California, United States | |
| 11 | 98.36 miles (158.29 km) SSW | Bicycle Lake Army Airfield (BYS) | Barstow, California, United States | |
| 12 | 110.47 miles (177.78 km) E | Mesquite Airport (MFH) | Mesquite, Nevada, United States | |
| 13 | 115.16 miles (185.33 km) NNW | Tonopah Airport (TPH) | Tonopah, Nevada, United States | |
| 14 | 120.24 miles (193.50 km) WSW | Inyokern Airport (IYK) | Inyokern, California, United States | |
| 15 | 129.12 miles (207.80 km) SSW | Barstow-Daggett Airport (DAG) | Daggett, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,271.17 miles (18,139.15 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,261.80 miles (18,124.07 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 11,255.74 miles (18,114.32 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 11,236.83 miles (18,083.89 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,152.35 miles (17,947.92 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,032.45 miles (17,754.96 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,017.51 miles (17,730.91 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,979.70 miles (17,670.06 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,880.55 miles (17,510.51 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,857.64 miles (17,473.64 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,850.28 miles (17,461.79 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,843.79 miles (17,451.35 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,834.60 miles (17,436.56 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,831.51 miles (17,431.58 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,811.16 miles (17,398.84 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 79.92 miles (128.62 km) S | Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport (PAP) | Port-au-Prince, Haiti | |
| 2 | 105.23 miles (169.36 km) SSW | Jacmel Airport (JAK) | Jacmel, Haiti | |
| 3 | 105.67 miles (170.06 km) E | Gregorio Luperón International Airport (POP) | San Felipe de Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic | |
| 4 | 105.95 miles (170.51 km) ESE | Cibao International Airport (STI) | Santiago, Dominican Republic | |
| 5 | 111.82 miles (179.95 km) ESE | Constanza Airport (COZ) | Constanza, Dominican Republic | |
| 6 | 124.13 miles (199.76 km) SE | María Montez International Airport (BRX) | Barahona, Dominican Republic | |
| 7 | 128.29 miles (206.46 km) NW | Inagua Airport (IGA) | Matthew Town, Great Inagua Island, Bahamas | |
| 8 | 129.74 miles (208.80 km) SSE | Cabo Rojo National Airport (CBJ) | Pedernales, Dominican Republic | |
| 9 | 130.49 miles (210.00 km) NNE | South Caicos Airport (XSC) | South Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands | |
| 10 | 136.44 miles (219.58 km) NNE | JAGS McCartney International Airport (GDT) | Grand Turk Island, Turks and Caicos Islands | |
| 11 | 141.06 miles (227.02 km) N | Providenciales International Airport (PLS) | Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands | |
| 12 | 145.05 miles (233.44 km) SW | Antoine Simon airport (CYA) | Les Cayes, Haiti | |
| 13 | 146.80 miles (236.25 km) N | Middle Caicos Airport (MDS) | Middle Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands | |
| 14 | 148.60 miles (239.15 km) WSW | Jérémie Airport (JEE) | Jérémie, Haiti | |
| 15 | 151.83 miles (244.34 km) N | North Caicos Airport (NCA) | North Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,996.18 miles (19,305.93 km) WSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,938.21 miles (19,212.64 km) W | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,920.10 miles (19,183.49 km) SW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,874.61 miles (19,110.29 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,851.52 miles (19,073.13 km) W | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,780.14 miles (18,958.26 km) SSE | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,778.29 miles (18,955.27 km) WSW | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,771.48 miles (18,944.31 km) WSW | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,756.29 miles (18,919.87 km) WSW | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,755.09 miles (18,917.93 km) WSW | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,752.22 miles (18,913.31 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,733.19 miles (18,882.69 km) W | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,694.96 miles (18,821.17 km) WSW | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,677.56 miles (18,793.16 km) WSW | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,674.91 miles (18,788.90 km) SSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |