Nonstop flight route between Huntingburg, Indiana, United States and Tonopah, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Huntingburg Airport (HNB), Huntingburg, Indiana, United States and Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD), Tonopah, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,617 miles (or 2,602 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 relatively short distance between Huntingburg Airport and Tonopah Test Range Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HNB / KHNB |
| Airport Name: | Huntingburg Airport |
| Location: | Huntingburg, Indiana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°14'56"N by 86°57'12"W |
| Area Served: | Huntingburg, Indiana |
| Operator/Owner: | Dubois County Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 529 feet (161 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HNB |
| More Information: | HNB 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 Huntingburg Airport (HNB):
- The closest airport to Huntingburg Airport (HNB) is French Lick Municipal Airport (FRH), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NE of HNB.
- Huntingburg Airport (HNB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Huntingburg Airport's relatively low elevation of 529 feet, planes can take off or land at Huntingburg 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.
- The furthest airport from Huntingburg Airport (HNB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,173 miles (17,981 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD):
- Several locations were considered, Michael Army Airfield at the Dugway Proving Grounds in Utah, and the Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field on the Goldwater Range in Arizona.
- 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.
- In May 1973, when Project HAVE IDEA was initiated for joint technical and tactical evaluation of Soviet aircraft types, the tactical evaluation flights of foreign aircraft were undertaken by Detachment 1, 57th Fighter Weapons Wing.
- In addition, unconfirmed Soviet aircraft flown were MiG-25 Foxbat.
- All the models had quirks.
- 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.
- After the 4477th TES was inactivated, the remaining assets were reconstituted as a detachment of the 57th Fighter Wing at Nellis AFB.
