Nonstop flight route between Ghardaia, Algeria and Tonopah, Nevada, United States:
Departure Airport:
(32°23'3"N by 3°47'40"E)
Arrival Airport:
(37°47'40"N by 116°46'42"W)
Distance from GHA to XSD:
6,262.70 miles (10,078.82 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria Airport (GHA), Ghardaia, Algeria and Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD), Tonopah, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,263 miles (or 10,079 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GHA / DAUG |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ghardaia, Algeria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°23'3"N by 3°47'40"E |
| Area Served: | Ghardaïa, Algeria |
| Operator/Owner: | EGSA Alger |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1512 feet (461 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GHA |
| More Information: | GHA 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 Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria Airport (GHA):
- The closest airport to Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria Airport (GHA) is Hassi R'Mel Airport (HRM), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) NW of GHA.
- The furthest airport from Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria Airport (GHA) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is located 11,894 miles (19,141 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
- Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria Airport (GHA) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria Airport", other names for GHA include "Noumerat Airport (Ghardaia)" and "Aéroport de Ghardaïa / Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria".
Facts about Tonopah Test Range Airport (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.
- On 16 August 1966, Iraqi Air Force Captain Munir Redfa took off from Rasheed Air Base, near Baghdad on a routine navigation training flight.
- 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.
- All the models had quirks.
- The closest airport to Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) is Tonopah Airport (TPH), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NW of XSD.
- On 17 May 1982, the move of the 4450th TG from Groom Lake to Tonopah was initiated, with the final components of the move completed in early 1983.
- In 2006, the Constant Peg program was declassified and the USAF held a series of press conferences about the former top secret US MiGs.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 47.15 miles (75.88 km) NW | Hassi R'Mel Airport (HRM) | Hassi R'Mel, Algeria |     |
| 2 | 136.35 miles (219.43 km) SSW | El Golea Airport (ELG) | El Golea, Algeria | |
| 3 | 145.93 miles (234.86 km) ESE | Oued Irara–Krim Belkacem Airport (HME) | Hassi Messaoud, Algeria | |
| 4 | 189.97 miles (305.73 km) ENE | Guemar Airport (ELU) | El Oued, Algeria | |
| 5 | 200.54 miles (322.74 km) NNE | Biskra Ouakda Airport (BSK) | Biskra, Algeria | |
| 6 | 205.08 miles (330.04 km) N | Bou Saada Airport (BUJ) | Bou Saada, M'Sila, Algeria | |
| 7 | 273.56 miles (440.25 km) NNE | Mostépha Ben Boulaid Airport (BLJ) | Batna, Algeria | |
| 8 | 275.55 miles (443.45 km) NNE | Ain Arnat Airport (QSF) | Setif, Algeria | |
| 9 | 286.17 miles (460.55 km) NW | Ghriss Airport (MUW) | Ghriss, Algeria | |
| 10 | 290.06 miles (466.80 km) N | Blida Airport (QLD) | Blida, Algeria | |
| 11 | 292.25 miles (470.33 km) N | Boufarik Air Base (QFD) | Boufarik, Algeria | |
| 12 | 294.93 miles (474.64 km) NW | Relizane Airport (QZN) | Relizane, Algeria | |
| 13 | 299.39 miles (481.81 km) N | Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) | Algiers, Algeria | |
| 14 | 299.55 miles (482.07 km) NNW | Chlef International Airport (CFK) | Chlef, Algeria | |
| 15 | 307.68 miles (495.16 km) NNE | Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport (BJA) | Bejaia, Algeria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,893.76 miles (19,141.10 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,892.47 miles (19,139.03 km) ESE | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,891.77 miles (19,137.91 km) SE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,876.01 miles (19,112.53 km) SE | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,872.97 miles (19,107.65 km) SE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,864.58 miles (19,094.15 km) SE | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,858.84 miles (19,084.91 km) SE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,850.55 miles (19,071.57 km) SE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,849.02 miles (19,069.09 km) ESE | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,842.18 miles (19,058.09 km) SE | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,836.02 miles (19,048.17 km) ESE | Kerikeri Airport (KKE) | Kerikeri, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,834.21 miles (19,045.27 km) SE | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,827.19 miles (19,033.96 km) SE | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,827.04 miles (19,033.73 km) ESE | Kaikohe Aerodrome (KKO) | Kaikohe, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,820.32 miles (19,022.91 km) SE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 24.87 miles (40.03 km) NW | Tonopah Airport (TPH) | Tonopah, Nevada, United States | |
| 2 | 64.51 miles (103.82 km) S | Beatty Airport (BTY) | Beatty, Nevada, United States | |
| 3 | 71.38 miles (114.87 km) SE | Yucca Airstrip (UCC) | Mercury, Nevada, United States | |
| 4 | 90.99 miles (146.43 km) SSE | Desert Rock Airport (DRA) | Mercury, Nevada, United States | |
| 5 | 91.54 miles (147.32 km) WSW | Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield (BIH) | Bishop, California, United States | |
| 6 | 100.89 miles (162.36 km) NW | Gabbs Airport (GAB) | Gabbs, Nevada, United States | |
| 7 | 102.92 miles (165.64 km) SE | 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 | |
| 8 | 113.23 miles (182.23 km) W | Mammoth Yosemite Airport (MMH) | Mammoth Lakes, California, United States | |
| 9 | 113.32 miles (182.37 km) WNW | Hawthorne Industrial Airport (HTH) | Hawthorne, Nevada, United States | |
| 10 | 117.81 miles (189.59 km) N | Austin Airport (ASQ) | Austin, Nevada, United States | |
| 11 | 131.80 miles (212.11 km) NNE | Eureka Airport (EUE) | Eureka, Nevada, United States | |
| 12 | 140.07 miles (225.42 km) SE | North Las Vegas Airport (VGT) | North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| 13 | 140.26 miles (225.72 km) SSW | Trona Airport (TRH) | Trona, California, United States | |
| 14 | 145.16 miles (233.61 km) SE | 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 | |
| 15 | 147.52 miles (237.41 km) NE | Ely Airport (ELY) | Ely, Nevada, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,207.20 miles (18,036.20 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,191.98 miles (18,011.70 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,190.52 miles (18,009.35 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 11,181.23 miles (17,994.40 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,137.97 miles (17,924.79 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,023.45 miles (17,740.48 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,987.25 miles (17,682.22 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,953.94 miles (17,628.62 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,840.40 miles (17,445.88 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,839.92 miles (17,445.12 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,830.80 miles (17,430.44 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,817.24 miles (17,408.62 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,817.20 miles (17,408.55 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,791.39 miles (17,367.02 km) SSE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,785.63 miles (17,357.74 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |