Nonstop flight route between Jinja, Uganda and Tonopah, Nevada, United States:
Departure Airport:
(0°27'9"N by 33°11'35"E)
Arrival Airport:
(37°47'40"N by 116°46'42"W)
Distance from JIN to XSD:
9,174.76 miles (14,765.31 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jinja Airport (JIN), Jinja, Uganda and Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD), Tonopah, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,175 miles (or 14,765 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 Jinja 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 Jinja 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: | JIN / HUJI |
| Airport Name: | Jinja Airport |
| Location: | Jinja, Uganda |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°27'9"N by 33°11'35"E |
| Area Served: | Jinja, Uganda |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda |
| Airport Type: | Civilian & Military |
| Elevation: | 3840 feet (1,170 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from JIN |
| More Information: | JIN 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 Jinja Airport (JIN):
- The closest airport to Jinja Airport (JIN) is Kampala Airport (KLA), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) WSW of JIN.
- The furthest airport from Jinja Airport (JIN) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,689 miles (18,812 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
Facts about Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD):
- In July 1975, the 4477th Tactical Evaluation Flight was formed at Nellis AFB as tactical evaluation organization.
- In the summer of 1979, Tonopah Test Range Airport was selected to be the home of the Tactical Air Command 4450th Tactical Group.
- 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.
- 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 2006, the Constant Peg program was declassified and the USAF held a series of press conferences about the former top secret US MiGs.
- 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.
- 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 | 42.40 miles (68.24 km) WSW | Kampala Airport (KLA) | Kampala, Uganda |     |
| 2 | 58.98 miles (94.92 km) WSW | Entebbe International Airport (EBB) | Entebbe, Uganda | |
| 3 | 92.76 miles (149.28 km) NNE | Soroti Airport (SRT) | Soroti, Uganda | |
| 4 | 112.45 miles (180.97 km) ESE | Kisumu International Airport (KIS) | Kisumu, Kenya | |
| 5 | 127.30 miles (204.87 km) ENE | Kitale Airport (KTL) | Kitale, Kenya | |
| 6 | 134.98 miles (217.23 km) NW | Masindi Airport (KCU) | Masindi, Uganda | |
| 7 | 141.39 miles (227.54 km) E | Eldoret International Airport (EDL) | Eldoret, Kenya | |
| 8 | 141.50 miles (227.72 km) SSE | Musoma Airport (MUZ) | Musoma, Tanzania | |
| 9 | 153.13 miles (246.44 km) ESE | Kericho Airport (KEY) | Kericho, Kenya | |
| 10 | 155.53 miles (250.30 km) SW | Bukoba Airport (BKZ) | Bukoba, Tanzania | |
| 11 | 165.62 miles (266.54 km) NW | Pakuba Airport (PAF) | Pakuba, Uganda | |
| 12 | 171.04 miles (275.25 km) E | Kimwarer Airport (KRV) | Kerio Valley, Kenya | |
| 13 | 174.57 miles (280.94 km) NW | Kabalega Falls Airport (KBG) | Kabalega Falls, Uganda | |
| 14 | 179.52 miles (288.91 km) SE | Mara Serena Airport (MRE) | Masai Mara, Kenya | |
| 15 | 192.21 miles (309.33 km) WSW | Mbarara Airport (MBQ) | Mbarara, Uganda | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,689.25 miles (18,811.97 km) ENE | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,599.33 miles (18,667.26 km) SW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,470.45 miles (18,459.85 km) S | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,469.22 miles (18,457.87 km) S | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,432.19 miles (18,398.29 km) S | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,414.56 miles (18,369.91 km) S | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,391.76 miles (18,333.21 km) S | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,355.98 miles (18,275.64 km) S | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,319.65 miles (18,217.16 km) SSW | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,301.47 miles (18,187.91 km) S | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,300.90 miles (18,186.99 km) SSW | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,281.72 miles (18,156.12 km) SSE | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,278.97 miles (18,151.70 km) SSE | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,272.66 miles (18,141.54 km) SSE | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,266.06 miles (18,130.91 km) S | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 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 | |