Nonstop flight route between Negage, Angola and Tonopah, Nevada, United States:
Departure Airport:
(7°45'15"S by 15°17'15"E)
Arrival Airport:
(37°47'40"N by 116°46'42"W)
Distance from GXG to XSD:
8,802.00 miles (14,165.41 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Negage Airport (GXG), Negage, Angola and Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD), Tonopah, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,802 miles (or 14,165 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 Negage 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 Negage 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: | GXG / FNNG |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Negage, Angola |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°45'15"S by 15°17'15"E |
| Area Served: | Negage, Angola |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4105 feet (1,251 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GXG |
| More Information: | GXG 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 Negage Airport (GXG):
- Negage Airport (GXG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Negage Airport (GXG) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,792 miles (18,978 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Negage Airport (GXG) is Malanje Airport (MEG), which is located 141 miles (227 kilometers) SSE of GXG.
- Because of Negage Airport's high elevation of 4,105 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GXG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GXG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Negage Airport", another name for GXG is "Negage Airport (Negage)".
Facts about Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD):
- 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.
- 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 1980 the 4477th TEF was re-designated as the 4477th Test and Evaluation Squadron and the operation was renamed again to Constant Peg.
- 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 earliest known depiction of the airfield was on the July 1970 Air Force Tactical Pilotage Chart.
- The closest airport to Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) is Tonopah Airport (TPH), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NW of XSD.
- None of the Soviet-designed aircraft at Tonopah flew in bad weather or at night.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 140.95 miles (226.83 km) SSE | Malanje Airport (MEG) | Malange, Angola |     |
| 2 | 148.86 miles (239.57 km) W | Ambriz Airport (AZZ) | Ambriz, Angola | |
| 3 | 159.94 miles (257.40 km) WSW | Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport (LAD) | Luanda, Angola | |
| 4 | 169.60 miles (272.95 km) WNW | N'Zeto/Ambrizete Airport (ARZ) | N'zeto, Angola | |
| 5 | 169.60 miles (272.95 km) WNW | Namibe Airport (MSZ) | Namibe, Angola | |
| 6 | 185.21 miles (298.06 km) NW | Tshimpi Airport (Matadi Airport) (MAT) | Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | 198.02 miles (318.69 km) ESE | Aeroporto de Cafunfo (CFF) | Cafunfo, Angola | |
| 8 | 201.28 miles (323.93 km) NW | Boma Airport (BOA) | Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 9 | 210.89 miles (339.39 km) ESE | Cuango-Luzamba Airport (LZM) | Luzamba, Angola | |
| 10 | 232.99 miles (374.97 km) N | N'djili Airport (FIH) | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | 237.56 miles (382.31 km) WNW | Muanda Airport (Moanda Airport) (MNB) | Muanda (Moanda), Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 12 | 242.02 miles (389.49 km) N | Maya–Maya Airport (BZV) | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | |
| 13 | 254.03 miles (408.83 km) S | Waku Kungo Airport/Cela (CEO) | Waco Kungo, Angola | |
| 14 | 259.71 miles (417.97 km) NW | Cabinda Airport (CAB) | Cabinda, Angola | |
| 15 | 268.13 miles (431.52 km) NNW | Kindamba Airport (KNJ) | Kindamba, Republic of the Congo | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,792.18 miles (18,977.62 km) NW | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,736.64 miles (18,888.24 km) NNE | Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) | Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 3 | 11,564.44 miles (18,611.11 km) NE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 4 | 11,425.60 miles (18,387.68 km) NW | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,407.24 miles (18,358.14 km) NW | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,402.11 miles (18,349.86 km) NNW | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,400.89 miles (18,347.90 km) NNW | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,397.89 miles (18,343.08 km) NNW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,397.82 miles (18,342.96 km) NNW | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,396.42 miles (18,340.72 km) NW | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,395.93 miles (18,339.93 km) NNW | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,395.93 miles (18,339.93 km) NNW | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,391.08 miles (18,332.12 km) NNW | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,389.08 miles (18,328.91 km) NNW | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,389.02 miles (18,328.80 km) NNW | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 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 | |