Nonstop flight route between Eskilstuna, Sweden and Tonopah, Nevada, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Eskilstuna Airport (EKT), Eskilstuna, Sweden and Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD), Tonopah, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,218 miles (or 8,398 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 Eskilstuna 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 Eskilstuna Airport and Tonopah Test Range Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Eskilstuna Airport (EKT):

• The closest airport to Eskilstuna Airport (EKT) is Stockholm Västerås Airport (VST), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) N of EKT.
• Eskilstuna Airport (EKT) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Eskilstuna Airport", another name for EKT is "Eskilstuna-Kjula flygplats".
• The furthest airport from Eskilstuna Airport (EKT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,228 miles (18,070 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Eskilstuna Airport's relatively low elevation of 139 feet, planes can take off or land at Eskilstuna 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.

Facts about Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD):

• All the models had quirks.
• The Tonopah Range Airport first opened in 1957, supporting operations on the Test Range itself, which was used for United States Atomic Energy Commission ) funded weapon programs.
• The closest airport to Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) is Tonopah Airport (TPH), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NW of XSD.
• The earliest known depiction of the airfield was on the July 1970 Air Force Tactical Pilotage Chart.
• 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.
• What was learned during these projects prompted the US Navy to commence Top Gun exercises first at NAS Miramar, California and then NAS Fallon, Nevada.
• In 2003, after the seizure of the Iraqi Air Force Al-Taqaddum Air Base, an advanced Russian MiG-25 Foxbat was found buried in the sand after an informant tipped off U.S.
• In July 1975, the 4477th Tactical Evaluation Flight was formed at Nellis AFB as tactical evaluation organization.