Nonstop flight route between Port Sudan, Sudan and Tonopah, Nevada, United States:
Departure Airport:
(19°26'0"N by 37°14'3"E)
Arrival Airport:
(37°47'40"N by 116°46'42"W)
Distance from PZU to XSD:
8,137.23 miles (13,095.57 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Port Sudan New International Airport (PZU), Port Sudan, Sudan and Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD), Tonopah, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,137 miles (or 13,096 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 Port Sudan New International 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 Port Sudan New International 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: | PZU / HSPN |
| Airport Name: | Port Sudan New International Airport |
| Location: | Port Sudan, Sudan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°26'0"N by 37°14'3"E |
| Area Served: | Port Sudan, Sudan |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 141 feet (43 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PZU |
| More Information: | PZU 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 Port Sudan New International Airport (PZU):
- The closest airport to Port Sudan New International Airport (PZU) is King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED), which is located 199 miles (320 kilometers) NE of PZU.
- The furthest airport from Port Sudan New International Airport (PZU) is Hao Airport (HOI), which is nearly antipodal to Port Sudan New International Airport (meaning Port Sudan New International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hao Airport), and is located 12,285 miles (19,771 kilometers) away in Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia.
- Port Sudan New International Airport (PZU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Port Sudan New International Airport's relatively low elevation of 141 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Sudan New International 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.
Facts about Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD):
- It is known that the USAF continues a Foreign Materiel Acquisition/Exploitation program, although the extent of acquisitions and operations of that program is not available.
- 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 12 August 1968, the IDF obtained two Syrian Air Force MiG-17F fighters that had gotten lost during a training flight and landed inadvertently at Besert Landing Field, Israel.
- All the models had quirks.
- The closest airport to Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) is Tonopah Airport (TPH), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NW of XSD.
- Pakistan was the first and largest customer of the J-6 receiving nearly 300 aircraft, mostly of the J-6C variety.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 198.86 miles (320.03 km) NE | King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |     |
| 2 | 239.76 miles (385.85 km) WSW | Atbara Airport (ATB) | Atbara, Sudan | |
| 3 | 256.69 miles (413.10 km) NE | Ta'if Regional Airport (TIF) | Ta'if, Saudi Arabia | |
| 4 | 285.88 miles (460.08 km) SSW | Kassala Airport (KSL) | Kassala, Sudan | |
| 5 | 292.05 miles (470.01 km) ENE | Al-Baha Domestic Airport (ABT) | Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia | |
| 6 | 294.78 miles (474.39 km) SSE | Massawa International Airport (MSW) | Massawa, Eritrea | |
| 7 | 306.77 miles (493.70 km) SSE | Asmara International Airport (ASM) | Asmara, Eritrea | |
| 8 | 324.11 miles (521.61 km) SSW | Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU) | Khashm El Girba, Sudan | |
| 9 | 329.78 miles (530.73 km) N | Yanbu International Airport (YNB) | Yanbu (Yenbo), Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia | |
| 10 | 352.42 miles (567.17 km) E | Bisha Domestic Airport (BHH) | Bisha, Saudi Arabia | |
| 11 | 359.44 miles (578.46 km) W | Merowe Airport (MWE) | Merowe, Sudan | |
| 12 | 364.03 miles (585.85 km) ESE | Abha Regional Airport (AHB) | Abha / Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia | |
| 13 | 379.90 miles (611.39 km) SSE | Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) | Axum, Ethiopia | |
| 14 | 387.51 miles (623.63 km) NNE | Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED) | Medina, Saudi Arabia | |
| 15 | 387.85 miles (624.19 km) S | Humera Airport (HUE) | Humera, Ethiopia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,285.16 miles (19,771.01 km) SW | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,231.70 miles (19,684.96 km) SSE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,206.22 miles (19,643.96 km) SE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 12,202.03 miles (19,637.22 km) S | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 12,176.25 miles (19,595.73 km) W | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 12,158.14 miles (19,566.59 km) SSW | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 12,148.99 miles (19,551.86 km) WSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 12,135.63 miles (19,530.35 km) SE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 12,077.74 miles (19,437.18 km) SE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 12,052.81 miles (19,397.07 km) W | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 12,051.72 miles (19,395.32 km) SE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 12,028.33 miles (19,357.68 km) SSE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 12,021.09 miles (19,346.01 km) SE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,969.93 miles (19,263.68 km) ESE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,959.06 miles (19,246.19 km) ESE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 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 | |