Nonstop flight route between Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and Mercury, Nevada, United States:
Departure Airport:
(48°46'45"N by 8°4'50"E)
Arrival Airport:
(36°37'9"N by 116°1'58"W)
Distance from FKB to DRA:
5,614.11 miles (9,035.02 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Baden Airpark (FKB), Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and Desert Rock Airport (DRA), Mercury, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,614 miles (or 9,035 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FKB / EDSB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°46'45"N by 8°4'50"E |
| Area Served: | Baden-Baden and Karlsruhe |
| Operator/Owner: | Baden-Airpark GmbH |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 408 feet (124 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FKB |
| More Information: | FKB Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Baden Airpark (FKB):
- The closest airport to Baden Airpark (FKB) is Strasbourg International Airport (SXB), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SW of FKB.
- In addition to being known as "Baden Airpark", another name for FKB is "Flughafen Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden".
- Because of Baden Airpark's relatively low elevation of 408 feet, planes can take off or land at Baden Airpark 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.
- Baden Airpark consists of one passenger terminal building equipped with 20 check-in counters and eight departure gates as well as some shops and restaurants.
- The furthest airport from Baden Airpark (FKB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Baden Airpark (meaning Baden Airpark is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,031 miles (19,362 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Baden Airpark (FKB) currently has only 1 runway.
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.
- Desert Rock Airport (DRA) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 26.15 miles (42.08 km) SW | Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) | Strasbourg, France |     |
| 2 | 30.61 miles (49.26 km) SSW | Black Forest Airport (LHA) | Lahr, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 3 | 42.81 miles (68.90 km) NW | Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW) | Zweibrücken, Germany | |
| 4 | 50.13 miles (80.68 km) E | Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof (ZWS) | Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 5 | 50.75 miles (81.68 km) NNW | Ramstein Air Base (RMS) | Ramstein, Germany | |
| 6 | 51.74 miles (83.27 km) NNE | Mannheim City Airport (MHG) | Mannheim, Germany | |
| 7 | 52.38 miles (84.29 km) E | Stuttgart Airport (STR) | Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 8 | 52.65 miles (84.72 km) N | Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX) | Sembach, Germany | |
| 9 | 53.30 miles (85.78 km) NW | Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) | Saarbrücken, Germany | |
| 10 | 56.84 miles (91.47 km) SW | Colmar - Houssen Airport (CMR) | Colmar / Houssen, France | |
| 11 | 82.24 miles (132.35 km) N | Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ) | Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 12 | 84.45 miles (135.92 km) W | Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport (ETZ) | Lorraine, France | |
| 13 | 86.02 miles (138.43 km) SSW | EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) | Basel, Switzerland | |
| 14 | 86.02 miles (138.43 km) SSW | EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (MLH) | Mulhouse, France | |
| 15 | 88.43 miles (142.31 km) N | Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden (WIE) | Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,030.99 miles (19,361.95 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,624.91 miles (18,708.43 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,612.66 miles (18,688.73 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,611.16 miles (18,686.31 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,609.54 miles (18,683.70 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,597.80 miles (18,664.81 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,593.98 miles (18,658.66 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,592.33 miles (18,656.01 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,591.34 miles (18,654.41 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,588.35 miles (18,649.60 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,583.94 miles (18,642.50 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,580.36 miles (18,636.74 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,579.06 miles (18,634.65 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,576.44 miles (18,630.43 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,552.01 miles (18,591.12 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |