Nonstop flight route between Luxor, Egypt and Tonopah, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Luxor International Airport (LXR), Luxor, Egypt and Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD), Tonopah, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,626 miles (or 12,273 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 Luxor International 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 Luxor International 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: | LXR / HELX |
Airport Name: | Luxor International Airport |
Location: | Luxor, Egypt |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°40'14"N by 32°42'23"E |
Area Served: | Luxor, Egypt |
Operator/Owner: | Egyptian Airport Company |
Airport Type: | Public, Military |
Elevation: | 294 feet (90 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LXR |
More Information: | LXR 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 Luxor International Airport (LXR):
- Many charter airlines use the airport, as it is a popular tourist destination for those visiting the River Nile and the Valley of the Kings.
- The closest airport to Luxor International Airport (LXR) is Aswan International Airport (ASW), which is located 118 miles (190 kilometers) S of LXR.
- Because of Luxor International Airport's relatively low elevation of 294 feet, planes can take off or land at Luxor International 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.
- Luxor International Airport (LXR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Facilities for cargo include refrigerated storage, animal quarantine, livestock handling, health officials, X-Ray equipment, and fumigation equipment.
- The furthest airport from Luxor International Airport (LXR) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is nearly antipodal to Luxor International Airport (meaning Luxor International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rurutu Airport), and is located 12,096 miles (19,467 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
Facts about Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD):
- The Tonopah Test Range airfield came into existence in 1957 and was used by the Department of Energy, the Air Force, and several contractors.
- 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 closest airport to Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) is Tonopah Airport (TPH), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NW of XSD.
- The advent of Operation Rolling Thunder during the Vietnam War in March of 1965 led to the introduction of the obsolete and subsonic MiG-17 and the supersonic MiG-21 by the North Vietnamese Air Force being pitted against U.S.
- 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.
- After the 4477th TES was inactivated, the remaining assets were reconstituted as a detachment of the 57th Fighter Wing at Nellis AFB.
- 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.