Nonstop flight route between Efogi, Papua New Guinea and Tonopah, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Efogi Airport (EFG), Efogi, Papua New Guinea and Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD), Tonopah, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,907 miles (or 11,116 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 Efogi 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 Efogi 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: | EFG / AYEF |
| Airport Name: | Efogi Airport |
| Location: | Efogi, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°9'20"S by 147°39'35"E |
| Elevation: | 3800 feet (1,158 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EFG |
| More Information: | EFG 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 Efogi Airport (EFG):
- The closest airport to Efogi Airport (EFG) is Haelogo Airport (HEO), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) WNW of EFG.
- Efogi Airport (EFG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Efogi Airport (EFG) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,775 miles (18,949 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
Facts about Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD):
- In 2006, the Constant Peg program was declassified and the USAF held a series of press conferences about the former top secret US MiGs.
- 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 F-117 project was highly classified and Tonopah Test Range became a black project facility.
- The closest airport to Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) is Tonopah Airport (TPH), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NW of XSD.
- Foreign military sales of United States fighter aircraft to Indonesia and Egypt in the mid-1970s to replace the Soviet fighter aircraft allowed these nations to clandestinely transfer un-needed MiG-21 ultra modern MiG-23s aircraft to the United States for evaluation.
- The Tonopah Test Range airfield came into existence in 1957 and was used by the Department of Energy, the Air Force, and several contractors.
- In addition, unconfirmed Soviet aircraft flown were MiG-25 Foxbat.
- Pakistan was the first and largest customer of the J-6 receiving nearly 300 aircraft, mostly of the J-6C variety.
