Nonstop flight route between Nunukan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia and Tonopah, Nevada, United States:
Departure Airport:
(4°8'12"N by 117°40'0"E)
Arrival Airport:
(37°47'40"N by 116°46'42"W)
Distance from NNX to XSD:
7,908.54 miles (12,727.53 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nunukan Airport (NNX), Nunukan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia and Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD), Tonopah, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,909 miles (or 12,728 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 Nunukan 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 Nunukan 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: | NNX / WRLF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Nunukan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°8'12"N by 117°40'0"E |
| Area Served: | Nunukan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NNX |
| More Information: | NNX 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 Nunukan Airport (NNX):
- Nunukan Airport (NNX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Nunukan Airport (NNX) is Tawau Airport (TWU), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) ENE of NNX.
- In addition to being known as "Nunukan Airport", other names for NNX include "Bandar Udara Nunukan" and "WALF".
- The furthest airport from Nunukan Airport (NNX) is Coari Airport (CIZ), which is nearly antipodal to Nunukan Airport (meaning Nunukan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Coari Airport), and is located 12,382 miles (19,927 kilometers) away in Coari, Amazonas, Brazil.
Facts about Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD):
- The closest airport to Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) is Tonopah Airport (TPH), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NW of XSD.
- 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.
- In 2003, after the seizure of the Iraqi Air Force Al-Taqaddum Air Base, an advanced Russian MiG-25 Foxbat was found buried in the sand after an informant tipped off U.S.
- Several locations were considered, Michael Army Airfield at the Dugway Proving Grounds in Utah, and the Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field on the Goldwater Range in Arizona.
- 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.
- On 16 August 1966, Iraqi Air Force Captain Munir Redfa took off from Rasheed Air Base, near Baghdad on a routine navigation training flight.
- In addition, unconfirmed Soviet aircraft flown were MiG-25 Foxbat.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 33.64 miles (54.15 km) ENE | Tawau Airport (TWU) | Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia |     |
| 2 | 49.03 miles (78.90 km) SSE | Bunyu Airport (BYQ) | Bunyu, Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia | |
| 3 | 56.40 miles (90.77 km) S | Juwata Airport (TRK) | Tarakan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 67.59 miles (108.78 km) ENE | Semporna Airport (SMM) | Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 76.59 miles (123.26 km) NE | Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) | Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 124.75 miles (200.76 km) NNE | Sandakan Airport (SDK) | Sandakan, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 133.36 miles (214.62 km) NW | Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (KGU) | Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 135.54 miles (218.13 km) W | Long Pasia Airport (GSA) | Long Pasia, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 137.86 miles (221.86 km) S | Kalimarau Airport (BEJ) | Tanjung Redeb, Berau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 138.01 miles (222.10 km) W | Juvai Semaring Airport (LBW) | Long Bawan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 141.52 miles (227.76 km) W | Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM) | Bakalalan, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 143.72 miles (231.30 km) W | Long Semado Airport (LSM) | Long Semado, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 152.44 miles (245.33 km) W | Long Sukang Airport (LSU) | Long Sukang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 153.97 miles (247.79 km) W | Bario Kelabit Airport (BBN) | Bario, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 156.19 miles (251.36 km) ENE | Sanga-Sanga Airport (TWT) | Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,381.80 miles (19,926.53 km) E | Coari Airport (CIZ) | Coari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,263.79 miles (19,736.60 km) ESE | Tefé Airport (TFF) | Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,262.15 miles (19,733.97 km) WSW | Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,261.11 miles (19,732.29 km) WSW | Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,215.03 miles (19,658.14 km) S | Barcelos Airport (BAZ) | Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,163.55 miles (19,575.28 km) SE | Lábrea Airport (LBR) | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,118.38 miles (19,502.60 km) E | Carauari Airport (CAF) | Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,113.69 miles (19,495.05 km) W | Maués Airport (MBZ) | Maués, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,102.71 miles (19,477.38 km) SSE | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,040.02 miles (19,376.49 km) WSW | Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) | Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,000.39 miles (19,312.71 km) W | Itaituba Airport (ITB) | Itaituba, Pará, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,988.20 miles (19,293.09 km) WSW | Porto de Trombetas Airport (TMT) | Porto Trombetas, Oriximiná, Pará, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,970.34 miles (19,264.35 km) S | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,968.53 miles (19,261.43 km) SSW | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,941.53 miles (19,217.98 km) SSW | Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB) | Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 24.87 miles (40.03 km) NW | Tonopah Airport (TPH) | Tonopah, Nevada, United States | |
| 2 | 64.51 miles (103.82 km) S | Beatty Airport (BTY) | Beatty, Nevada, United States | |
| 3 | 71.38 miles (114.87 km) SE | Yucca Airstrip (UCC) | Mercury, Nevada, United States | |
| 4 | 90.99 miles (146.43 km) SSE | Desert Rock Airport (DRA) | Mercury, Nevada, United States | |
| 5 | 91.54 miles (147.32 km) WSW | Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield (BIH) | Bishop, California, United States | |
| 6 | 100.89 miles (162.36 km) NW | Gabbs Airport (GAB) | Gabbs, Nevada, United States | |
| 7 | 102.92 miles (165.64 km) SE | Creech Air Force Base Indian Springs Auxiliary Army Airfield (1961) Indian Springs Air Force Base (1951) Indian Springs Army Airfield Indian Springs Airport eponyms: Indian Springs, Nevada &Wilbur L. Creech[1] (INS) | Indian Springs, Nevada, United States | |
| 8 | 113.23 miles (182.23 km) W | Mammoth Yosemite Airport (MMH) | Mammoth Lakes, California, United States | |
| 9 | 113.32 miles (182.37 km) WNW | Hawthorne Industrial Airport (HTH) | Hawthorne, Nevada, United States | |
| 10 | 117.81 miles (189.59 km) N | Austin Airport (ASQ) | Austin, Nevada, United States | |
| 11 | 131.80 miles (212.11 km) NNE | Eureka Airport (EUE) | Eureka, Nevada, United States | |
| 12 | 140.07 miles (225.42 km) SE | North Las Vegas Airport (VGT) | North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| 13 | 140.26 miles (225.72 km) SSW | Trona Airport (TRH) | Trona, California, United States | |
| 14 | 145.16 miles (233.61 km) SE | Nellis Air Force BaseLas Vegas Air Force Base (1948) Las Vegas Army Airfield (1941)[1] McCarren Field (c. 1935)[2] (LSV) | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| 15 | 147.52 miles (237.41 km) NE | Ely Airport (ELY) | Ely, Nevada, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,207.20 miles (18,036.20 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,191.98 miles (18,011.70 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,190.52 miles (18,009.35 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 11,181.23 miles (17,994.40 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,137.97 miles (17,924.79 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,023.45 miles (17,740.48 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,987.25 miles (17,682.22 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,953.94 miles (17,628.62 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,840.40 miles (17,445.88 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,839.92 miles (17,445.12 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,830.80 miles (17,430.44 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,817.24 miles (17,408.62 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,817.20 miles (17,408.55 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,791.39 miles (17,367.02 km) SSE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,785.63 miles (17,357.74 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |