Nonstop flight route between Minden, Nevada, United States and Portoviejo, Ecuador:
Departure Airport:
(39°0'2"N by 119°45'6"W)
Arrival Airport:
(1°2'29"S by 80°28'18"W)
Distance from MEV to PVO:
3,720.12 miles (5,986.94 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV), Minden, Nevada, United States and Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO), Portoviejo, Ecuador would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,720 miles (or 5,987 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 Reales Tamarindos 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 Reales Tamarindos 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: | PVO / SEPV |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Portoviejo, Ecuador |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°2'29"S by 80°28'18"W |
| Area Served: | Portoviejo, Ecuador |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 130 feet (40 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from PVO |
| More Information: | PVO Maps & Info |
Facts about Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV):
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO):
- In addition to being known as "Reales Tamarindos Airport", another name for PVO is "Aeropuerto Reales Tamarindos".
- Because of Reales Tamarindos Airport's relatively low elevation of 130 feet, planes can take off or land at Reales Tamarindos 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 closest airport to Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) is Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) WNW of PVO.
- The furthest airport from Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) is Aek Godang Airport (AEG), which is nearly antipodal to Reales Tamarindos Airport (meaning Reales Tamarindos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aek Godang Airport), and is located 12,411 miles (19,974 kilometers) away in Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia.
| 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 | 15.73 miles (25.32 km) WNW | Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) | Manta, Manabí, Ecuador | |
| 2 | 87.17 miles (140.28 km) SSE | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 87.97 miles (141.57 km) SSW | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 128.56 miles (206.90 km) E | Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) | Latacunga, Ecuador | |
| 5 | 131.61 miles (211.80 km) E | Chachoan Airport (ATF) | Ambato, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 151.29 miles (243.48 km) NNE | Carlos Concha Torres International Airport (ESM) | Esmeraldas, Ecuador | |
| 7 | 159.47 miles (256.64 km) ENE | Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) | Quito, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 163.87 miles (263.72 km) SE | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 168.88 miles (271.79 km) SSE | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 169.47 miles (272.74 km) E | Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ) | Shell Mera, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 173.61 miles (279.40 km) S | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 12 | 184.17 miles (296.39 km) ESE | Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS) | Macas, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 217.79 miles (350.50 km) SSE | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 229.82 miles (369.86 km) NE | Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA) | Tulcán, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 233.44 miles (375.68 km) S | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,411.11 miles (19,973.70 km) NNE | Aek Godang Airport (AEG) | Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,310.53 miles (19,811.82 km) E | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,300.21 miles (19,795.22 km) NNW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,299.45 miles (19,794.00 km) WNW | Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM) | Dumai, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,298.46 miles (19,792.40 km) WNW | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,253.14 miles (19,719.47 km) NNE | Polonia International Airport (MES) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,251.75 miles (19,717.23 km) NNE | Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,246.32 miles (19,708.49 km) NW | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) | Sepang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 9 | 12,236.05 miles (19,691.97 km) NW | Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) | Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 10 | 12,230.57 miles (19,683.15 km) WNW | Melaka International Airport (MKZ) | Batu Berendam, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 12,229.18 miles (19,680.92 km) NW | KA01 KJ15 MR1 Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral) 吉隆坡中环广场 (XKL) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 12,219.40 miles (19,665.17 km) S | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,203.03 miles (19,638.82 km) NNW | Sitiawan Airport (SWY) | Perak, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 12,182.42 miles (19,605.66 km) SSW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,170.20 miles (19,586.00 km) NNW | Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) | Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia | |