Nonstop flight route between Minden, Nevada, United States and Dickinson, North Dakota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV), Minden, Nevada, United States and Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport (DIK), Dickinson, North Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,010 miles (or 1,625 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 relatively short distance between Minden-Tahoe Airport and Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | DIK / KDIK |
Airport Name: | Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport |
Location: | Dickinson, North Dakota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°47'49"N by 102°48'6"W |
Area Served: | Dickinson, North Dakota |
Operator/Owner: | Dickinson Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2592 feet (790 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DIK |
More Information: | DIK Maps & Info |
Facts about Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV):
- The airport is currently undergoing an expansion plan where glider operations will be moved to the East Side of the airport.
- The closest airport to Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV) is Carson Airport (CSN), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) N of 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.
- Gliders are usually towed to altitudes of 1,000 to 2,000 ft over the airport, and they are often able to make out and return flights to the White Mountains, Owens Valley, and Eastern Nevada, often covering distances of over 500 mi.
- 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.
- Minden-Tahoe Airport is the base for the "Introduction to Soaring" tutorial mission supplied with Microsoft Flight Simulator X.
- Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV) has 3 runways.
Facts about Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport (DIK):
- The furthest airport from Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport (DIK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,412 miles (16,756 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport (DIK) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport (DIK) is Bowman Municipal Airport (BWM), which is located 52 miles (83 kilometers) SW of DIK.
- The airport covers an area of 626 acres at an elevation of 2,592 feet above mean sea level.