Nonstop flight route between Minden, Nevada, United States and Otopeni (near Bucharest), Romania:
Departure Airport:
(39°0'2"N by 119°45'6"W)
Arrival Airport:
(44°34'15"N by 26°5'6"E)
Distance from MEV to OTP:
6,283.42 miles (10,112.17 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV), Minden, Nevada, United States and Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport (OTP), Otopeni (near Bucharest), Romania would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,283 miles (or 10,112 kilometers).
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Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Minden-Tahoe Airport and Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International 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: | OTP / LROP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Otopeni (near Bucharest), Romania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°34'15"N by 26°5'6"E |
| Area Served: | Bucharest, Romania |
| Operator/Owner: | The National Company "Bucharest Airports" S.A. |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 314 feet (96 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OTP |
| More Information: | OTP Maps & Info |
Facts about Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV):
- 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 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 is the base for the "Introduction to Soaring" tutorial mission supplied with Microsoft Flight Simulator X.
- Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV) has 3 runways.
- Minden-Tahoe Airport covers an area of 990 acres at an elevation of 4,722 ft above mean sea level.
- 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.
Facts about Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport (OTP):
- Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport handled 7,643,467 passengers last year.
- Because of Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport's relatively low elevation of 314 feet, planes can take off or land at Bucharest Henri Coandǎ 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.
- The furthest airport from Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport (OTP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,322 miles (18,221 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport (OTP) has 2 runways.
- In August 1969, when President Nixon of the United States visited Romania, a VIP lounge was inaugurated.
- The closest airport to Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport (OTP) is Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) S of OTP.
- The third stage of the plan, started in 2009, involves the extension of the airside concourse with 15 new gates, as well as the expansion of Departure Hall and Arrivals Hall.
- During World War II, the airport in Otopeni was used as an airbase by the German air force.
- The airport is 16.5 km north of central Bucharest, to which it is connected by route DN1.
- In 2013, Henri Coandă International received 7,643,467 passengers, an increase of 7.6% compared to 2012.
- In addition to being known as "Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport", another name for OTP is "Aeroportul Internațional Henri Coandă".
| 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 | 4.75 miles (7.65 km) S | Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) | Bucharest, Romania | |
| 2 | 60.55 miles (97.44 km) S | Ruse Airport (ROU) | Rousse, Bulgaria | |
| 3 | 99.83 miles (160.65 km) S | Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport (GOZ) | Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria | |
| 4 | 109.74 miles (176.61 km) W | Craiova International Airport (CRA) | Craiova, Romania | |
| 5 | 119.38 miles (192.12 km) E | Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport (CND) | Constanța, Romania | |
| 6 | 126.74 miles (203.97 km) SE | Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR) | Varna, Bulgaria | |
| 7 | 128.55 miles (206.88 km) NW | Sibiu International Airport (SBZ) | Sibiu, Romania | |
| 8 | 140.58 miles (226.24 km) NNE | Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport (BCM) | Bacău, Romania | |
| 9 | 146.84 miles (236.32 km) S | Bezmer Air Base (JAM) | Yambol (Jambol), Bulgaria | |
| 10 | 153.14 miles (246.46 km) S | Stara Zagora Airport (SZR) | Stara Zagora, Bulgaria | |
| 11 | 154.03 miles (247.89 km) NNW | Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM) | Târgu-Mureş, Romania | |
| 12 | 155.68 miles (250.54 km) SSE | Burgas Airport (BOJ) | Burgas, Bulgaria | |
| 13 | 181.02 miles (291.32 km) S | Haskovo Malevo Airport (HKV) | Haskovo, Bulgaria | |
| 14 | 183.51 miles (295.33 km) SSW | Plovdiv Airport (PDV) | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | |
| 15 | 186.31 miles (299.84 km) SW | Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) | Sofia, Bulgaria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,322.33 miles (18,221.48 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,937.04 miles (17,601.41 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,905.22 miles (17,550.20 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,900.30 miles (17,542.29 km) S | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,881.78 miles (17,512.49 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,865.40 miles (17,486.13 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,862.83 miles (17,481.99 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,853.70 miles (17,467.30 km) S | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 9 | 10,848.99 miles (17,459.72 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,848.47 miles (17,458.87 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,846.38 miles (17,455.51 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,839.34 miles (17,444.18 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,827.30 miles (17,424.81 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,820.18 miles (17,413.35 km) E | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,812.81 miles (17,401.49 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |