Nonstop flight route between Pavlodar, Kazakhstan and Minden, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pavlodar Airport (PWQ), Pavlodar, Kazakhstan and Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV), Minden, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,055 miles (or 9,745 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 Pavlodar 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 Pavlodar Airport and Minden-Tahoe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PWQ / UASP |
| Airport Name: | Pavlodar Airport |
| Location: | Pavlodar, Kazakhstan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°11'42"N by 77°4'26"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Samruk-Kazyna Holding |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 410 feet (125 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PWQ |
| More Information: | PWQ 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 Pavlodar Airport (PWQ):
- Pavlodar Airport (PWQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Pavlodar Airport's relatively low elevation of 410 feet, planes can take off or land at Pavlodar 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 Pavlodar Airport (PWQ) is Ekibastuz (EKB), which is located 90 miles (144 kilometers) WSW of PWQ.
- The furthest airport from Pavlodar Airport (PWQ) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is located 11,151 miles (17,945 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.
Facts about Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV):
- 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.
- 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 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 (MEV) has 3 runways.
