Nonstop flight route between Prentice, Wisconsin, United States and Minden, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Prentice Airport (PRW), Prentice, Wisconsin, United States and Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV), Minden, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,563 miles (or 2,516 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 relatively short distance between Prentice Airport and Minden-Tahoe Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PRW / |
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Location: | Prentice, Wisconsin, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°32'18"N by 90°16'32"W |
Area Served: | Prentice, Wisconsin |
Operator/Owner: | Village of Prentice |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1578 feet (481 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PRW |
More Information: | PRW Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Prentice Airport (PRW):
- The furthest airport from Prentice Airport (PRW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,878 miles (17,506 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Prentice Airport (PRW) is Park Falls Municipal Airport (PKF), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NNW of PRW.
- Prentice Airport (PRW) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Prentice Airport", another name for PRW is "5N2".
Facts about Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV):
- Minden-Tahoe Airport is a general aviation airport serving the Carson Valley in Douglas County, including the towns of Minden, Gardnerville and Genoa, Nevada.
- The closest airport to Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV) is Carson Airport (CSN), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) N of MEV.
- 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.
- Minden-Tahoe Airport covers an area of 990 acres at an elevation of 4,722 ft above mean sea level.
- 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.
- 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.
- Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV) has 3 runways.
- Minden-Tahoe Airport is the base for the "Introduction to Soaring" tutorial mission supplied with Microsoft Flight Simulator X.