Nonstop flight route between Minden, Nevada, United States and Colonia Catriel, Río Negro, Argentina:
Departure Airport:
(39°0'2"N by 119°45'6"W)
Arrival Airport:
(37°54'35"S by 67°50'5"W)
Distance from MEV to CCT:
6,252.00 miles (10,061.59 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV), Minden, Nevada, United States and Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT), Colonia Catriel, Río Negro, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,252 miles (or 10,062 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 Minden-Tahoe Airport and Colonia Catriel 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 Minden-Tahoe Airport and Colonia Catriel Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MEV / KMEV |
| Airport Name: | Minden-Tahoe Airport |
| Location: | Minden, Nevada, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°0'2"N by 119°45'6"W |
| Area Served: | Minden, Nevada |
| Operator/Owner: | Douglas County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4722 feet (1,439 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MEV |
| More Information: | MEV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CCT / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Colonia Catriel, Río Negro, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°54'35"S by 67°50'5"W |
| Area Served: | Catriel, Río Negro Province, Argentina |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1027 feet (313 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CCT |
| More Information: | CCT Maps & Info |
Facts about Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV):
- A non-fatal mid-air collision near the Pine Nuts range between a glider and a small jet at 16,000 ft has heightened the awareness for all airplanes flying in the area that both types of aircraft need to watch out for each other.
- The furthest airport from Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,200 miles (18,025 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Minden-Tahoe Airport's high elevation of 4,722 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MEV. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MEV a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV) is Carson Airport (CSN), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) N of MEV.
- Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV) has 3 runways.
- Minden-Tahoe Airport is a general aviation airport serving the Carson Valley in Douglas County, including the towns of Minden, Gardnerville and Genoa, Nevada.
- Minden-Tahoe Airport is the base for the "Introduction to Soaring" tutorial mission supplied with Microsoft Flight Simulator X.
Facts about Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT):
- In addition to being known as "Colonia Catriel Airport", another name for CCT is "Aeropuerto de Colonia Catriel".
- The closest airport to Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT) is Presidente Perón Internacional Airport (NQN), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) SSW of CCT.
- Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT) is Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport (TYN), which is nearly antipodal to Colonia Catriel Airport (meaning Colonia Catriel Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,970 kilometers) away in Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.26 miles (21.34 km) N | Carson Airport (CSN) | Carson City, Nevada, United States |     |
| 2 | 15.02 miles (24.17 km) WSW | Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL) | South Lake Tahoe, California, United States | |
| 3 | 30.29 miles (48.74 km) NW | Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF) | Truckee, California, United States | |
| 4 | 34.44 miles (55.43 km) N | Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO) | Reno, Nevada, United States | |
| 5 | 54.71 miles (88.05 km) WNW | Blue Canyon–Nyack Airport (BLU) | Emigrant Gap, California, United States | |
| 6 | 57.16 miles (92.00 km) WSW | Placerville Airport (PVF) | Placerville, California, United States | |
| 7 | 63.35 miles (101.95 km) ENE | Naval Air Station Fallon (NFL) | Fallon, Nevada, United States | |
| 8 | 63.76 miles (102.62 km) ENE | Fallon Municipal Airport (FLX) | Fallon, Nevada, United States | |
| 9 | 67.97 miles (109.38 km) ESE | Hawthorne Industrial Airport (HTH) | Hawthorne, Nevada, United States | |
| 10 | 71.49 miles (115.06 km) W | Auburn Municipal Airport (AUN) | Auburn, California, United States | |
| 11 | 76.01 miles (122.32 km) SSW | Columbia Airport (COA) | Columbia, California, United States | |
| 12 | 88.79 miles (142.90 km) WSW | Sacramento Mather Airport (MHR) | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| 13 | 89.94 miles (144.74 km) NNW | Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip (AHC) | Herlong, California, United States | |
| 14 | 90.84 miles (146.19 km) W | Beale Air Force Base (BAB) | Marysville, California, United States | |
| 15 | 91.66 miles (147.52 km) WSW | Sacramento Airport McClellan Airfield (MCC) | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,199.97 miles (18,024.56 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 11,182.31 miles (17,996.14 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 11,154.32 miles (17,951.10 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,144.64 miles (17,935.52 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,097.11 miles (17,859.02 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,094.31 miles (17,854.52 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 11,019.46 miles (17,734.06 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,995.78 miles (17,695.94 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,898.93 miles (17,540.08 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,898.91 miles (17,540.04 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,883.08 miles (17,514.57 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,853.09 miles (17,466.31 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,845.32 miles (17,453.81 km) SSE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,829.63 miles (17,428.56 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,806.56 miles (17,391.42 km) SE | Belo sur Tsiribihina Airport (BMD) | Belo sur Tsiribihina, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 73.85 miles (118.85 km) SSW | Presidente Perón Internacional Airport (NQN) | Neuquen, Argentina | |
| 2 | 76.26 miles (122.72 km) S | Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport (GNR) | General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 3 | 105.12 miles (169.18 km) SW | Cutral Có Airport (CUT) | Cutral Có, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 4 | 134.44 miles (216.36 km) WNW | Chos Malal Airport (HOS) | Chos Malal, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 5 | 143.61 miles (231.12 km) WSW | Zapala Airport (APZ) | Zapala, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 6 | 173.16 miles (278.67 km) W | Caviahue Airport (CVH) | Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 7 | 192.77 miles (310.23 km) NNW | Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) | Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 8 | 215.69 miles (347.12 km) ENE | Santa Rosa Airport (RSA) | Santa Rosa, Argentina | |
| 9 | 231.70 miles (372.88 km) N | San Rafael Airport (AFA) | San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 10 | 231.98 miles (373.33 km) SW | Aviador Carlos Campos Airport (CPC) | San Martín de los Andes, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 11 | 234.65 miles (377.63 km) S | Maquinchao Airport (MQD) | Maquinchao, Río Negro Province, Argentina | |
| 12 | 240.35 miles (386.81 km) WSW | Pucón Airport (ZPC) | Pucón, Chile | |
| 13 | 246.56 miles (396.79 km) W | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 14 | 246.84 miles (397.24 km) SE | Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES) | San Antonio Oeste, Argentina | |
| 15 | 248.33 miles (399.65 km) WNW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,409.12 miles (19,970.49 km) WNW | Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport (TYN) | Taiyuan, Shanxi, China | |
| 2 | 12,378.83 miles (19,921.75 km) ENE | Lüliang Airport (LLV) | Lüliang, Shanxi, China | |
| 3 | 12,310.31 miles (19,811.47 km) NNW | Changzhi Wangcun Airport (CIH) | Changzhi, Shanxi, China | |
| 4 | 12,296.78 miles (19,789.70 km) WNW | Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) | Shijiazhuang, China | |
| 5 | 12,293.68 miles (19,784.72 km) WNW | Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT) | Xingtai, Hebei, China | |
| 6 | 12,279.63 miles (19,762.10 km) NW | Handan Airport (HDG) | Handan, Hebei, China | |
| 7 | 12,272.26 miles (19,750.23 km) NNW | Datong Yungang Airport (DAT) | Datong, Shanxi, China | |
| 8 | 12,271.30 miles (19,748.69 km) NE | Ordos Ejin Horo Airport (DSN) | Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 9 | 12,268.44 miles (19,744.10 km) ENE | Yan'an Airport (ENY) | Yan'an, Shaanxi, China | |
| 10 | 12,233.94 miles (19,688.57 km) NNE | Yuncheng Guangong Airport (YCU) | Yuncheng, China | |
| 11 | 12,232.75 miles (19,686.66 km) N | Hohhot Baita International Airport (HET) | Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 12 | 12,220.06 miles (19,666.23 km) NNE | Baotou Airport (BAV) | Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 13 | 12,217.50 miles (19,662.11 km) N | Luoyang Beijiao Airport (LYA) | Luoyang, Henan, China | |
| 14 | 12,191.80 miles (19,620.75 km) NW | Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport (ZQZ) | Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China | |
| 15 | 12,184.63 miles (19,609.20 km) NNW | Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO) | Zhengzhou, Henan, China | |