Nonstop flight route between Livingstone, Zambia and Tonopah, Nevada, United States:
Departure Airport:
(17°49'18"S by 25°49'22"E)
Arrival Airport:
(37°47'40"N by 116°46'42"W)
Distance from LVI to XSD:
9,793.26 miles (15,760.68 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Livingstone Airport (LVI), Livingstone, Zambia and Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD), Tonopah, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,793 miles (or 15,761 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 Livingstone 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 Livingstone 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: | LVI / FLLI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Livingstone, Zambia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°49'18"S by 25°49'22"E |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 3302 feet (1,006 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LVI |
| More Information: | LVI 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 Livingstone Airport (LVI):
- The closest airport to Livingstone Airport (LVI) is Victoria Falls Airport (VFA), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) S of LVI.
- Livingstone Airport (LVI) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Livingstone Airport", another name for LVI is "FLHN".
- The furthest airport from Livingstone Airport (LVI) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Livingstone Airport (meaning Livingstone Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,294 miles (19,785 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
Facts about Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD):
- In addition, unconfirmed Soviet aircraft flown were MiG-25 Foxbat.
- After the 4477th TES was inactivated, the remaining assets were reconstituted as a detachment of the 57th Fighter Wing at Nellis AFB.
- 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.
- 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.
- The assets of the squadron could not go to the boneyard at Davis-Monthan AFB, and the fate of them remains in some cases, still classified.
- All the models had quirks.
- Tonopah is owned by the USAF Air Combat Command.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 18.98 miles (30.54 km) S | Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) | Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe |     |
| 2 | 43.40 miles (69.84 km) W | Kasane Airport (BBK) | Kasane, Botswana | |
| 3 | 96.46 miles (155.23 km) SE | Hwange National Park Airport (HWN) | Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | 109.12 miles (175.62 km) W | Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA) | Katima Mulilo, Namibia | |
| 5 | 128.43 miles (206.69 km) N | Ngoma Airport (ZGM) | Ngoma, Zambia | |
| 6 | 215.69 miles (347.12 km) SW | Maun Airport (MUB) | Maun, Botswana | |
| 7 | 219.53 miles (353.29 km) NNW | Kaoma Airport (KMZ) | Kaoma, Zambia | |
| 8 | 221.25 miles (356.07 km) ENE | Kariba Airport (KAB) | Kariba, Zimbabwe | |
| 9 | 237.46 miles (382.15 km) SE | Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | |
| 10 | 244.84 miles (394.03 km) NE | Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN) | Lusaka, Zambia | |
| 11 | 250.02 miles (402.37 km) NW | Mongu Airport (MNR) | Mongu, Western Province, Zambia | |
| 12 | 254.47 miles (409.52 km) SSE | Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW) | Francistown, Botswana | |
| 13 | 287.01 miles (461.90 km) ESE | Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE) | Gweru, Zimbabwe | |
| 14 | 293.04 miles (471.59 km) NW | Lukulu Airport (LXU) | Lukulu, Zambia | |
| 15 | 295.20 miles (475.07 km) NW | Kalabo Airport (KLB) | Kalabo, Zambia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,293.78 miles (19,784.86 km) NNE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 12,264.80 miles (19,738.23 km) NE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 12,257.42 miles (19,726.36 km) NNE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 12,256.57 miles (19,724.99 km) NE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 12,235.35 miles (19,690.83 km) NNE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 12,198.96 miles (19,632.27 km) NNE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 12,178.41 miles (19,599.20 km) NE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 12,165.58 miles (19,578.55 km) NE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 12,163.57 miles (19,575.33 km) NE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 12,140.16 miles (19,537.65 km) NE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 12,138.28 miles (19,534.62 km) NE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 12,093.58 miles (19,462.68 km) NE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 12,093.58 miles (19,462.68 km) NE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 12,087.22 miles (19,452.44 km) NE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 12,080.16 miles (19,441.09 km) NE | 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 | |