Nonstop flight route between Mercury, Nevada, United States and Ziro, India:
Departure Airport:
(36°37'9"N by 116°1'58"W)
Arrival Airport:
(27°35'17"N by 93°49'41"E)
Distance from DRA to ZER:
7,594.57 miles (12,222.24 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Desert Rock Airport (DRA), Mercury, Nevada, United States and Ziro Airport (ZER), Ziro, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,595 miles (or 12,222 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 Ziro 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 Ziro 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: | ZER / VEZO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ziro, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°35'17"N by 93°49'41"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 5403 feet (1,647 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZER |
| More Information: | ZER Maps & Info |
Facts about Desert Rock Airport (DRA):
- In addition to being known as "Desert Rock Airport", another name for DRA is "NV65".
- Desert Rock Airport (DRA) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
Facts about Ziro Airport (ZER):
- In addition to being known as "Ziro Airport", another name for ZER is "जाइरो हवाई अड्डे".
- Ziro Airport (ZER) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Ziro Airport (ZER) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,516 miles (18,534 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- Because of Ziro Airport's high elevation of 5,403 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ZER. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ZER a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Ziro Airport (ZER) is Lilabari Airport (IXI), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SE of ZER.
| 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 | 26.13 miles (42.05 km) SE | Lilabari Airport (IXI) | Assam, India | |
| 2 | 36.18 miles (58.23 km) NE | Daporijo Airport (DEP) | Daporijo, Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
| 3 | 62.93 miles (101.27 km) SSE | Jorhat Airport (JRH) | Jorhat, India | |
| 4 | 71.99 miles (115.85 km) NE | Along Airport (IXV) | Along, Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
| 5 | 73.51 miles (118.30 km) E | Dibrugarh Airport (DIB) | Dibrugarh, India | |
| 6 | 73.51 miles (118.30 km) E | Dibrugarh Airport (MOH) | Mohanbari, India | |
| 7 | 88.08 miles (141.76 km) SW | Tezpur Airport (TEZ) | Tezpur, Assam, India | |
| 8 | 101.38 miles (163.15 km) ENE | Pasighat Airport (IXT) | Pasighat (Passighat), India | |
| 9 | 117.82 miles (189.61 km) S | Dimapur Airport (DMU) | Dimapur, India | |
| 10 | 122.44 miles (197.04 km) NNE | Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY) | Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 11 | 143.11 miles (230.32 km) E | Tezu Airport (TEI) | Tezu, Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
| 12 | 158.71 miles (255.42 km) SE | Khamti Airport (KHM) | Khamti, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 13 | 172.02 miles (276.84 km) SW | Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU) | Guwahati, India | |
| 14 | 173.21 miles (278.75 km) SW | Shillong Airport शिल्लोंग एअरपोर्ट (SHL) | Shillong, India | |
| 15 | 188.74 miles (303.74 km) W | Bathpalathang Airport (BUT) | Jakar, Bumthang, Bhutan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,516.40 miles (18,533.81 km) WSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,486.11 miles (18,485.06 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,474.99 miles (18,467.16 km) W | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,470.99 miles (18,460.72 km) W | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,459.91 miles (18,442.90 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 6 | 11,443.39 miles (18,416.31 km) SW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,438.16 miles (18,407.89 km) WSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,423.21 miles (18,383.83 km) W | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,416.11 miles (18,372.41 km) WSW | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,403.67 miles (18,352.38 km) SW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,388.15 miles (18,327.41 km) WSW | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,350.56 miles (18,266.91 km) SW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,339.58 miles (18,249.25 km) SW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,339.32 miles (18,248.83 km) WSW | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,336.18 miles (18,243.77 km) WSW | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |