Nonstop flight route between Freetown, Sierra Leone and Mercury, Nevada, United States:
Departure Airport:
(8°23'39"N by 13°7'41"W)
Arrival Airport:
(36°37'9"N by 116°1'58"W)
Distance from HGS to DRA:
6,576.14 miles (10,583.24 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hastings Airport (HGS), Freetown, Sierra Leone and Desert Rock Airport (DRA), Mercury, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,576 miles (or 10,583 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 Hastings Airport and Desert Rock 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 Hastings Airport and Desert Rock Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HGS / GFHA |
| Airport Name: | Hastings Airport |
| Location: | Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°23'39"N by 13°7'41"W |
| Area Served: | Freetown |
| Elevation: | 60 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HGS |
| More Information: | HGS 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 Hastings Airport (HGS):
- The closest airport to Hastings Airport (HGS) is Lungi International Airport (FNA), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NNW of HGS.
- The furthest airport from Hastings Airport (HGS) is Ulawa Airport (RNA), which is nearly antipodal to Hastings Airport (meaning Hastings Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ulawa Airport), and is located 12,088 miles (19,454 kilometers) away in Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands.
- Hastings Airport (HGS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Hastings Airport's relatively low elevation of 60 feet, planes can take off or land at Hastings 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 Desert Rock Airport (DRA):
- Desert Rock Airport (DRA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Desert Rock Airport", another name for DRA is "NV65".
- 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.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.01 miles (25.77 km) NNW | Lungi International Airport (FNA) | Freetown, Sierra Leone |     |
| 2 | 65.21 miles (104.95 km) SE | Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) | Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone | |
| 3 | 72.76 miles (117.09 km) SE | Sherbro International Airport (BTE) | Bonthe, Sierra Leone | |
| 4 | 88.11 miles (141.81 km) NNW | Conakry International Airport (CKY) | Conakry, Guinea | |
| 5 | 98.52 miles (158.55 km) ESE | Bo Airport (KBS) | Bo, Sierra Leone | |
| 6 | 138.04 miles (222.15 km) ESE | Kenema Airport (KEN) | Kenema, Sierra Leone | |
| 7 | 138.46 miles (222.82 km) NNW | Fria Airport (FIG) | Fria, Guinea | |
| 8 | 139.67 miles (224.78 km) NE | Kabala Airport (KBA) | Kabala, Sierra Leone | |
| 9 | 143.03 miles (230.18 km) E | Yengema Airport (WYE) | Yengema, Kono District, Sierra Leone | |
| 10 | 194.24 miles (312.59 km) NNW | Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ) | Boké, Guinea | |
| 11 | 196.80 miles (316.71 km) NE | Faranah Airport (FAA) | Faranah, Guinea | |
| 12 | 198.39 miles (319.27 km) E | Foya Airport (FOY) | Foya, Liberia | |
| 13 | 211.24 miles (339.96 km) NNE | Tata Airport (LEK) | Labé, Guinea | |
| 14 | 211.84 miles (340.92 km) ENE | Kissidougou Airport (KSI) | Kissidougou, Guinea | |
| 15 | 218.00 miles (350.84 km) SE | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,088.13 miles (19,453.91 km) ESE | Ulawa Airport (RNA) | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 2 | 12,069.30 miles (19,423.60 km) ESE | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 12,068.16 miles (19,421.78 km) S | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 4 | 12,057.05 miles (19,403.90 km) S | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 5 | 12,035.12 miles (19,368.60 km) E | Uru Harbour Airport (ATD) | Atoifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 12,031.52 miles (19,362.80 km) S | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 7 | 12,028.62 miles (19,358.14 km) E | Afutara Airport (AFT) | Afutara, Solomon Islands | |
| 8 | 12,013.29 miles (19,333.47 km) E | Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS) | Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 11,973.32 miles (19,269.14 km) S | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 11,966.04 miles (19,257.43 km) E | Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) | Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 11 | 11,953.51 miles (19,237.25 km) S | Longana Airport (LOD) | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 11,947.95 miles (19,228.32 km) ESE | Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) | Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands | |
| 13 | 11,944.88 miles (19,223.38 km) S | Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) | Luganville, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 11,940.27 miles (19,215.96 km) S | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 11,937.65 miles (19,211.74 km) E | Fera Airport (FRE) | Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 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 | |