Nonstop flight route between Altai, Govi-Altai, Mongolia and Tonopah, Nevada, United States:
Departure Airport:
(46°22'32"N by 96°13'9"E)
Arrival Airport:
(37°47'40"N by 116°46'42"W)
Distance from LTI to XSD:
6,272.34 miles (10,094.32 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Altai Airport (LTI), Altai, Govi-Altai, Mongolia and Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD), Tonopah, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,272 miles (or 10,094 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 Altai 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 Altai 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: | LTI / ZMAT |
| Airport Name: | Altai Airport |
| Location: | Altai, Govi-Altai, Mongolia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°22'32"N by 96°13'9"E |
| Area Served: | Altai, Govi-Altai, Mongolia |
| Operator/Owner: | Mongolian Civil Aviation Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 7260 feet (2,213 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LTI |
| More Information: | LTI 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 Altai Airport (LTI):
- Because of Altai Airport's high elevation of 7,260 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LTI. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LTI a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Altai Airport (LTI) is Cochrane Airfield (LGR), which is located 11,905 miles (19,158 kilometers) away in Cochrane, Chile.
- The closest airport to Altai Airport (LTI) is Bayankhongor Airport (BYN), which is located 214 miles (345 kilometers) E of LTI.
- Altai Airport (LTI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Altai Airport handled 4,300 passengers last year.
Facts about Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD):
- On 12 August 1968, the IDF obtained two Syrian Air Force MiG-17F fighters that had gotten lost during a training flight and landed inadvertently at Besert Landing Field, Israel.
- 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.
- On 16 August 1966, Iraqi Air Force Captain Munir Redfa took off from Rasheed Air Base, near Baghdad on a routine navigation training flight.
- In 1969 Pakistan supplied the U.S.
- Beginning in October 1979 Tonopah Test Range Airport was reconstructed and expanded.
- Near the end of the Cold War the program was abandoned and the squadron was disbanded.
- None of the Soviet-designed aircraft at Tonopah flew in bad weather or at night.
- The closest airport to Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) is Tonopah Airport (TPH), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NW of XSD.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 214.44 miles (345.11 km) E | Bayankhongor Airport (BYN) | Bayankhongor, Mongolia |     |
| 2 | 241.93 miles (389.34 km) WNW | Khovd Airport (HVD) | Khovd, Mongolia | |
| 3 | 274.42 miles (441.64 km) SSW | Hami Airport (HMI) | Hami City, Xinjiang, China | |
| 4 | 289.29 miles (465.57 km) NE | Mörön Airport (MXV) | Mörön, Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia | |
| 5 | 312.64 miles (503.14 km) E | Khujirt Airport (HJT) | Khujirt, Övörkhangai, Mongolia | |
| 6 | 313.20 miles (504.05 km) NW | Ulaangom Airport (ULO) | Ulaangom, Uvs Province, Mongolia | |
| 7 | 314.04 miles (505.40 km) E | Arvaykheer Airport (AVK) | Arvaikheer, Mongolia | |
| 8 | 318.07 miles (511.87 km) ENE | Kharkhorin Airport (KHR) | Kharkhorin, Mongolia | |
| 9 | 318.49 miles (512.56 km) W | Fuyun Airport (FYN) | Fuyun, Xinjiang, China | |
| 10 | 344.11 miles (553.79 km) NW | Ölgii Airport (ULG) | Bayan-Ölgii Province, Mongolia | |
| 11 | 375.29 miles (603.97 km) NNW | Kyzyl Airport (KYZ) | Kyzyl, Tuva, Russia | |
| 12 | 379.02 miles (609.97 km) ENE | Bulgan Airport (UGA) | Bulgan, Mongolia | |
| 13 | 383.07 miles (616.49 km) SE | Ejin Banner Taolai Airport (EJN) | Ejin Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 14 | 394.26 miles (634.50 km) WNW | Altay Airport (AAT) | Altay, Xinjiang, China | |
| 15 | 418.83 miles (674.04 km) WSW | Turpan Jiaohe Airport (TLQ) | Turpan, Xinjiang, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,904.57 miles (19,158.50 km) W | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,875.38 miles (19,111.53 km) WSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,874.25 miles (19,109.71 km) W | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,867.35 miles (19,098.61 km) WSW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,861.76 miles (19,089.60 km) W | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,857.68 miles (19,083.05 km) W | Balmaceda Airport (BBA) | Balmaceda, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,853.88 miles (19,076.92 km) WSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,843.85 miles (19,060.79 km) WSW | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 9 | 11,843.14 miles (19,059.64 km) WSW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,835.21 miles (19,046.87 km) WSW | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 11 | 11,828.00 miles (19,035.27 km) W | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 12 | 11,810.41 miles (19,006.96 km) SW | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,805.67 miles (18,999.34 km) WSW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,804.66 miles (18,997.71 km) W | Alto Río Senguer Airport (ARR) | Alto Río Senguer, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,791.65 miles (18,976.77 km) WSW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 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 | |