Nonstop flight route between Napier, New Zealand and Mercury, Nevada, United States:
Departure Airport:
(39°28'5"S by 176°52'18"E)
Arrival Airport:
(36°37'9"N by 116°1'58"W)
Distance from NPE to DRA:
6,766.53 miles (10,889.65 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE), Napier, New Zealand and Desert Rock Airport (DRA), Mercury, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,767 miles (or 10,890 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 Hawke's Bay Airport and Desert Rock 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 Hawke's Bay Airport and Desert Rock Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NPE / NZNR |
| Airport Name: | Hawke's Bay Airport |
| Location: | Napier, New Zealand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°28'5"S by 176°52'18"E |
| Area Served: | Hastings, New Zealand and Napier, New Zealand |
| Operator/Owner: | Crown (50%) Napier City (26%) Hastings District (24%) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NPE |
| More Information: | NPE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRA / KDRA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mercury, Nevada, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°37'9"N by 116°1'58"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Mercury, Nevada |
| Airport Type: | United States Department of Energy/Nevada |
| Elevation: | 1010 feet (308 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DRA |
| More Information: | DRA Maps & Info |
Facts about Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE):
- Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) is Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) NW of NPE.
- Hawke's Bay Airport handled 451,128 passengers last year.
- The second floor has a small glass-fenced open air deck, where arriving and departing aircraft can be viewed.
- Because of Hawke's Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Hawke's Bay 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.
- 18 May 2010 a Piper Aztec aircraft made a crash landing at Hawke's Bay Airport during a night flight.
- The furthest airport from Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) is Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM), which is nearly antipodal to Hawke's Bay Airport (meaning Hawke's Bay Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ciudad Real Central Airport), and is located 12,375 miles (19,916 kilometers) away in Ciudad Real, Spain.
Facts about Desert Rock Airport (DRA):
- The furthest airport from Desert Rock Airport (DRA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,271 miles (18,139 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Desert Rock Airport (DRA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Desert Rock Airport (DRA) is 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), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of DRA.
- In addition to being known as "Desert Rock Airport", another name for DRA is "NV65".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 65.69 miles (105.73 km) NW | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand |     |
| 2 | 81.35 miles (130.92 km) NE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 88.83 miles (142.96 km) SW | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 98.54 miles (158.59 km) NNW | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 103.89 miles (167.20 km) WSW | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 106.97 miles (172.14 km) N | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 122.90 miles (197.79 km) SSW | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 129.26 miles (208.03 km) NNW | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 134.48 miles (216.43 km) NNW | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 138.36 miles (222.68 km) NW | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 140.43 miles (226.00 km) SW | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 147.54 miles (237.44 km) WNW | New Plymouth Airport (NPL) | New Plymouth, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 168.27 miles (270.80 km) SW | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 174.85 miles (281.40 km) NNW | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 197.47 miles (317.80 km) NNW | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,374.99 miles (19,915.56 km) NE | Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM) | Ciudad Real, Spain | |
| 2 | 12,363.79 miles (19,897.54 km) NNE | Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ) | Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain | |
| 3 | 12,363.75 miles (19,897.48 km) NNE | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD) | Madrid, Spain | |
| 4 | 12,295.65 miles (19,787.88 km) W | Valencia Airport (VLC) | Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain | |
| 5 | 12,291.36 miles (19,780.97 km) NE | Córdoba Airport (ODB) | Córdoba, Spain | |
| 6 | 12,276.09 miles (19,756.40 km) WNW | Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) | Alicante, Spain | |
| 7 | 12,275.41 miles (19,755.30 km) NNE | Granada Airport (GRX) | Granada, Spain | |
| 8 | 12,274.96 miles (19,754.59 km) NE | Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM) | Salamanca, Spain | |
| 9 | 12,265.57 miles (19,739.47 km) NW | Murcia–San Javier Airport (MJV) | Murcia, Spain | |
| 10 | 12,265.24 miles (19,738.94 km) WNW | Castellón Airport (CDT) | Castellón de la Plana, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain | |
| 11 | 12,257.68 miles (19,726.78 km) NNE | Valladolid International Airport (VLL) | Valladolid, Spain | |
| 12 | 12,250.85 miles (19,715.78 km) NNW | Almería Airport (LEI) | Almería, Spain | |
| 13 | 12,249.59 miles (19,713.75 km) NW | Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) | Zaragoza, Spain | |
| 14 | 12,235.58 miles (19,691.20 km) N | Burgos Airport (RGS) | Burgos, Spain | |
| 15 | 12,235.04 miles (19,690.34 km) E | Badajoz Airport (BJZ) | Badajoz, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 19.69 miles (31.69 km) E | 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 | |
| 2 | 22.55 miles (36.30 km) N | Yucca Airstrip (UCC) | Mercury, Nevada, United States | |
| 3 | 44.97 miles (72.37 km) WNW | Beatty Airport (BTY) | Beatty, Nevada, United States | |
| 4 | 54.51 miles (87.72 km) ESE | North Las Vegas Airport (VGT) | North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| 5 | 61.57 miles (99.08 km) SE | McCarran International Airport (LAS) | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| 6 | 63.05 miles (101.47 km) ESE | 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 | |
| 7 | 67.07 miles (107.94 km) SE | Henderson Executive Airport (HSH) | Henderson, United States | |
| 8 | 80.14 miles (128.96 km) SE | Boulder City Municipal Airport (BLD) | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | |
| 9 | 90.99 miles (146.43 km) NNW | Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) | Tonopah, Nevada, United States | |
| 10 | 91.16 miles (146.71 km) SW | Trona Airport (TRH) | Trona, California, United States | |
| 11 | 98.36 miles (158.29 km) SSW | Bicycle Lake Army Airfield (BYS) | Barstow, California, United States | |
| 12 | 110.47 miles (177.78 km) E | Mesquite Airport (MFH) | Mesquite, Nevada, United States | |
| 13 | 115.16 miles (185.33 km) NNW | Tonopah Airport (TPH) | Tonopah, Nevada, United States | |
| 14 | 120.24 miles (193.50 km) WSW | Inyokern Airport (IYK) | Inyokern, California, United States | |
| 15 | 129.12 miles (207.80 km) SSW | Barstow-Daggett Airport (DAG) | Daggett, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,271.17 miles (18,139.15 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,261.80 miles (18,124.07 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 11,255.74 miles (18,114.32 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 11,236.83 miles (18,083.89 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,152.35 miles (17,947.92 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,032.45 miles (17,754.96 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,017.51 miles (17,730.91 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,979.70 miles (17,670.06 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,880.55 miles (17,510.51 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,857.64 miles (17,473.64 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,850.28 miles (17,461.79 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,843.79 miles (17,451.35 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,834.60 miles (17,436.56 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,831.51 miles (17,431.58 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,811.16 miles (17,398.84 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |