Nonstop flight route between Mercury, Nevada, United States and Tver Oblast, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Desert Rock Airport (DRA), Mercury, Nevada, United States and Tver Migalovo (KLD), Tver Oblast, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,773 miles (or 9,291 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 Tver Migalovo, 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 Tver Migalovo. 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 |
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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: | KLD / UUEM |
Airport Name: | Tver Migalovo |
Location: | Tver Oblast, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°49'30"N by 35°45'35"E |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 469 feet (143 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KLD |
More Information: | KLD Maps & Info |
Facts about Desert Rock Airport (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.
- In addition to being known as "Desert Rock Airport", another name for DRA is "NV65".
- 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.
- Desert Rock Airport (DRA) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Tver Migalovo (KLD):
- The closest airport to Tver Migalovo (KLD) is Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO), which is located 86 miles (139 kilometers) SE of KLD.
- Because of Tver Migalovo's relatively low elevation of 469 feet, planes can take off or land at Tver Migalovo 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.
- Tver Migalovo (KLD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Tver Migalovo (KLD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,778 miles (17,346 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.