Nonstop flight route between Daman, India and Tonopah, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Daman Airport (NMB), Daman, India and Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD), Tonopah, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,365 miles (or 13,462 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 Daman Airport and Tonopah Test Range 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 Daman Airport and Tonopah Test Range Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NMB / VADN |
| Airport Name: | Daman Airport |
| Location: | Daman, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°26'3"N by 72°50'35"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Indian Coast Guard |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NMB |
| More Information: | NMB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XSD / KTNX |
| Airport Name: | Tonopah Test Range Airport |
| Location: | Tonopah, Nevada, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°47'40"N by 116°46'42"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from XSD |
| More Information: | XSD Maps & Info |
Facts about Daman Airport (NMB):
- The station has two squadrons under its administrative and operational control.
- However, airport operators are talking of starting a private airline servive to Diu from December 2013.
- Because of Daman Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Daman 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 Daman Airport (NMB) is Surat Airport (STV), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) N of NMB.
- The furthest airport from Daman Airport (NMB) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,950 miles (19,232 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Daman Airport (NMB) has 2 runways.
Facts about Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD):
- Tonopah is owned by the USAF Air Combat Command.
- The assets of the squadron could not go to the boneyard at Davis-Monthan AFB, and the fate of them remains in some cases, still classified.
- The closest airport to Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) is Tonopah Airport (TPH), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NW of XSD.
- In 1980 the 4477th TEF was re-designated as the 4477th Test and Evaluation Squadron and the operation was renamed again to Constant Peg.
- The advent of Operation Rolling Thunder during the Vietnam War in March of 1965 led to the introduction of the obsolete and subsonic MiG-17 and the supersonic MiG-21 by the North Vietnamese Air Force being pitted against U.S.
- The furthest airport from Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,207 miles (18,036 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- After the 4477th TES was inactivated, the remaining assets were reconstituted as a detachment of the 57th Fighter Wing at Nellis AFB.
- In addition, unconfirmed Soviet aircraft flown were MiG-25 Foxbat.
