Nonstop flight route between Minden, Nevada, United States and Jixi, Heilongjiang, China:
Departure Airport:
(39°0'2"N by 119°45'6"W)
Arrival Airport:
(45°18'21"N by 130°59'48"E)
Distance from MEV to JXA:
5,147.76 miles (8,284.50 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV), Minden, Nevada, United States and Jixi Xingkaihu Airport (JXA), Jixi, Heilongjiang, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,148 miles (or 8,285 kilometers).
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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: | JXA / ZYJX |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Jixi, Heilongjiang, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°18'21"N by 130°59'48"E |
| Area Served: | Jixi |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from JXA |
| More Information: | JXA Maps & Info |
Facts about Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV):
- The closest airport to Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV) is Carson Airport (CSN), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) N of MEV.
- The airport is considered a mecca for soaring, and many North American and world records have been flown out of Minden in the many gliders that it hosts.
- Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV) has 3 runways.
- 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 furthest airport from Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,200 miles (18,025 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- 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.
Facts about Jixi Xingkaihu Airport (JXA):
- The closest airport to Jixi Xingkaihu Airport (JXA) is Mudanjiang Hailang Airport (MDG), which is located 88 miles (142 kilometers) SW of JXA.
- The furthest airport from Jixi Xingkaihu Airport (JXA) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 11,841 miles (19,057 kilometers) away in Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom.
- In addition to being known as "Jixi Xingkaihu Airport", other names for JXA include "鸡西兴凯湖机场" and "Jīxi Xìngkǎihú Jīchǎng".
| 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 | 88.31 miles (142.12 km) SW | Mudanjiang Hailang Airport (MDG) | Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 2 | 109.22 miles (175.78 km) NNW | Jiamusi Dongjiao Airport (JMU) | Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 3 | 143.57 miles (231.06 km) SSE | Vladivostok International Airport (VVO) | Vladivostok, Russia | |
| 4 | 184.16 miles (296.37 km) SSW | Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ) | Yanji, Jilin, China | |
| 5 | 231.01 miles (371.77 km) W | Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB) | Harbin, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 6 | 243.38 miles (391.69 km) WSW | Jilin Ertaizi Airport (JIL) | Jilin City, Jilin, China | |
| 7 | 276.25 miles (444.57 km) SSW | Chongjin Airport (RGO) | Chongjin, North Korea, China | |
| 8 | 276.25 miles (444.58 km) WSW | Changchun Longjia International Airport (CGQ) | Changchun, Jilin, China | |
| 9 | 281.19 miles (452.53 km) SW | Changbaishan Airport (NBS) | Baishan, Jilin, China | |
| 10 | 290.84 miles (468.06 km) WNW | Daqing Sartu Airport (DQA) | Daqing, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 11 | 297.72 miles (479.13 km) NE | Khabarovsk Novy Airport (KHV) | Khabarovsk, Russia | |
| 12 | 337.79 miles (543.62 km) SW | Tonghua Sanyuanpu Airport (TNH) | Tonghua, Jilin, China | |
| 13 | 377.25 miles (607.13 km) NNW | Heihe Airport (HEK) | Heihe, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 14 | 390.63 miles (628.65 km) NNW | Ignatyevo Airport (BQS) | Blagoveshchensk, Amur Oblast, Russia | |
| 15 | 437.44 miles (703.98 km) WNW | Ulanhot Airport (HLH) | Ulanhot, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,841.23 miles (19,056.56 km) SE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 11,813.91 miles (19,012.60 km) SE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 3 | 11,768.17 miles (18,938.98 km) SE | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 4 | 11,762.77 miles (18,930.30 km) SE | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 5 | 11,747.09 miles (18,905.06 km) SE | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 6 | 11,741.39 miles (18,895.88 km) SE | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 7 | 11,684.14 miles (18,803.75 km) SE | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 8 | 11,668.20 miles (18,778.10 km) ESE | Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM) | Viedma, Argentina | |
| 9 | 11,667.50 miles (18,776.98 km) SE | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 10 | 11,646.75 miles (18,743.58 km) SSE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 11,624.47 miles (18,707.72 km) SSE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 11,623.82 miles (18,706.68 km) ESE | Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,619.72 miles (18,700.07 km) E | Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL) | Trelew, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,619.48 miles (18,699.70 km) E | El Tehuelche Airport (PMY) | Puerto Madryn, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,617.71 miles (18,696.84 km) ESE | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |