Nonstop flight route between Mardin, Turkey and Minden, Nevada, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mardin Airport (MQM), Mardin, Turkey and Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV), Minden, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,024 miles (or 11,304 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 Mardin Airport and Minden-Tahoe 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 Mardin Airport and Minden-Tahoe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Mardin Airport (MQM):

• The furthest airport from Mardin Airport (MQM) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,424 miles (18,385 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• Mardin Airport (MQM) currently has only 1 runway.
• Mardin Airport is located in Kızıltepe, 20 kilometres southeast from Mardin.
• The closest airport to Mardin Airport (MQM) is Kamishly Intl Airport (KAC), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) ESE of MQM.
• In addition to being known as "Mardin Airport", another name for MQM is "Mardin Havaalanı".

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.
• Minden-Tahoe Airport is the base for the "Introduction to Soaring" tutorial mission supplied with Microsoft Flight Simulator X.
• 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.
• 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 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.
• During the winter months, the famous Sierra mountain wave can carry gliders well over 25,000 ft, with the Minden record well over 40,000 ft.