Nonstop flight route between Minden, Nevada, United States and Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV), Minden, Nevada, United States and Drake Field (FYV), Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,413 miles (or 2,273 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 relatively short distance between Minden-Tahoe Airport and Drake Field, 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: | FYV / KFYV | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°0'18"N by 94°10'12"W | 
| Area Served: | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Fayetteville | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1251 feet (381 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from FYV | 
| More Information: | FYV 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV) is Carson Airport (CSN), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) N of MEV.
Facts about Drake Field (FYV):
- In addition to being known as "Drake Field", another name for FYV is "Fayetteville Executive Airport".
- The furthest airport from Drake Field (FYV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,780 miles (17,348 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Drake Field (FYV) is Springdale Municipal Airport (SPZ), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) NNE of FYV.
- Drake Field served as the commercial airport for Northwest Arkansas until the opening of the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport in Highfill, Arkansas.
- Drake Field (FYV) currently has only 1 runway.




