Nonstop flight route between Ukupseni, Guna Yala, Panama and Mercury, Nevada, United States:
Departure Airport:
(9°18'34"N by 78°14'4"W)
Arrival Airport:
(36°37'9"N by 116°1'58"W)
Distance from PYC to DRA:
3,022.92 miles (4,864.90 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Playón Chico Airport (PYC), Ukupseni, Guna Yala, Panama and Desert Rock Airport (DRA), Mercury, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,023 miles (or 4,865 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 Playón Chico 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 Playón Chico 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: | PYC / |
| Airport Name: | Playón Chico Airport |
| Location: | Ukupseni, Guna Yala, Panama |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°18'34"N by 78°14'4"W |
| Area Served: | Ukupseni, Guna Yala, Panama |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 105 feet (32 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PYC |
| More Information: | PYC 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 Playón Chico Airport (PYC):
- Playón Chico Airport (PYC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Playón Chico Airport's relatively low elevation of 105 feet, planes can take off or land at Playón Chico 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 Playón Chico Airport (PYC) is Achutupo Airport (ACU), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) ESE of PYC.
- The furthest airport from Playón Chico Airport (PYC) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is nearly antipodal to Playón Chico Airport (meaning Playón Chico Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christmas Island Airport), and is located 12,158 miles (19,567 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
Facts about Desert Rock Airport (DRA):
- In addition to being known as "Desert Rock Airport", another name for DRA is "NV65".
- Desert Rock Airport (DRA) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 17.24 miles (27.74 km) ESE | Achutupo Airport (ACU) | Achutupo, Panama |     |
| 2 | 42.49 miles (68.38 km) SE | Mulatupo Airport (MPP) | Mulatupo, Panamá | |
| 3 | 72.07 miles (115.98 km) SW | Contadora Airport (OTD) | Contadora Island, Panama | |
| 4 | 80.07 miles (128.86 km) WSW | Tocumen International Airport (PTY) | Panama City, Panama | |
| 5 | 84.10 miles (135.35 km) SE | Alcides Fernández Airport (ACD) | Acandí, Colombia | |
| 6 | 86.47 miles (139.17 km) S | Garachiné Airport (GHE) | Garachiné, Panama | |
| 7 | 93.05 miles (149.75 km) WSW | Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport (PAC) | Panama City, Panama | |
| 8 | 111.37 miles (179.23 km) W | Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport (ONX) | Colón, Panama | |
| 9 | 144.45 miles (232.48 km) WSW | Río Hato / Scarlett Martinez Airport (RIH) | Cocle, Panama | |
| 10 | 146.52 miles (235.81 km) SE | Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (APO) | Apartadó, Colombia | |
| 11 | 167.75 miles (269.97 km) ESE | Los Garzones Airport (MTR) | Montería, Córdoba, Colombia | |
| 12 | 201.08 miles (323.61 km) E | Las Brujas Airport (CZU) | Corozal, Colombia | |
| 13 | 201.11 miles (323.66 km) ENE | Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG) | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 14 | 203.53 miles (327.55 km) WSW | Ruben Cantu Airport (SYP) | Santiago de Veraguas, Panama | |
| 15 | 221.67 miles (356.74 km) ESE | Ayapel Airport (AYA) | Ayapel, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,158.25 miles (19,566.76 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,071.17 miles (19,426.62 km) SW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,058.36 miles (19,406.00 km) S | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,047.25 miles (19,388.13 km) ESE | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 5 | 12,036.19 miles (19,370.32 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,034.70 miles (19,367.92 km) SW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,027.76 miles (19,356.76 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,005.89 miles (19,321.55 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,973.47 miles (19,269.38 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,950.26 miles (19,232.03 km) SSW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,940.92 miles (19,217.00 km) WSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,937.61 miles (19,211.67 km) S | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,925.69 miles (19,192.50 km) WSW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,918.93 miles (19,181.61 km) SSE | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,898.46 miles (19,148.67 km) WSW | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 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 | |