Nonstop flight route between Reno, Nevada, United States and Emmen, Lucerne, Switzerland:
Departure Airport:
(39°29'57"N by 119°46'5"W)
Arrival Airport:
(47°5'31"N by 8°18'3"E)
Distance from RNO to EML:
5,654.53 miles (9,100.07 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO), Reno, Nevada, United States and Emmen Swiss Air Base (EML), Emmen, Lucerne, Switzerland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,655 miles (or 9,100 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 Reno–Tahoe International Airport and Emmen Swiss Air Base, 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 Reno–Tahoe International Airport and Emmen Swiss Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RNO / KRNO |
| Airport Name: | Reno–Tahoe International Airport |
| Location: | Reno, Nevada, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°29'57"N by 119°46'5"W |
| Area Served: | Reno, Nevada |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4415 feet (1,346 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RNO |
| More Information: | RNO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EML / LSME |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Emmen, Lucerne, Switzerland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°5'31"N by 8°18'3"E |
| Area Served: | Emmen, Lucerne, Switzerland |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| View all routes: | Routes from EML |
| More Information: | EML Maps & Info |
Facts about Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO):
- Reno–Tahoe International Airport handled 3,431,986 passengers last year.
- Because of Reno–Tahoe International Airport's high elevation of 4,415 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at RNO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make RNO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO) is Carson Airport (CSN), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) S of RNO.
- The furthest airport from Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,175 miles (17,984 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO) has 3 runways.
- Vendors in the airport have changed greatly over the years, following the 1996 renovation, such vendors included Pizza Hut, TCBY and a Cigar Store, Starbucks opened in the concourses in the late 90's and stayed there until the early 2000s.
- The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.
Facts about Emmen Swiss Air Base (EML):
- In addition to being known as "Emmen Swiss Air Base", another name for EML is "Flugplatzkommando Emmen".
- The furthest airport from Emmen Swiss Air Base (EML) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Emmen Swiss Air Base (meaning Emmen Swiss Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,113 miles (19,495 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Emmen Swiss Air Base (EML) is Zurich Airport (ZRH), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NNE of EML.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 21.28 miles (34.25 km) S | Carson Airport (CSN) | Carson City, Nevada, United States |     |
| 2 | 23.37 miles (37.62 km) WSW | Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF) | Truckee, California, United States | |
| 3 | 34.44 miles (55.43 km) S | Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV) | Minden, Nevada, United States | |
| 4 | 43.55 miles (70.09 km) SSW | Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL) | South Lake Tahoe, California, United States | |
| 5 | 52.62 miles (84.68 km) WSW | Blue Canyon–Nyack Airport (BLU) | Emigrant Gap, California, United States | |
| 6 | 54.34 miles (87.45 km) W | Fallon Municipal Airport (FLX) | Fallon, Nevada, United States | |
| 7 | 56.72 miles (91.28 km) NNW | Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip (AHC) | Herlong, California, United States | |
| 8 | 57.06 miles (91.82 km) E | Naval Air Station Fallon (NFL) | Fallon, Nevada, United States | |
| 9 | 74.05 miles (119.18 km) NW | Susanville Municipal Airport (SVE) | Susanville, California, United States | |
| 10 | 74.94 miles (120.61 km) ENE | Derby Field (LOL) | Lovelock, Nevada, United States | |
| 11 | 75.21 miles (121.05 km) SW | Placerville Airport (PVF) | Placerville, California, United States | |
| 12 | 79.74 miles (128.33 km) WSW | Auburn Municipal Airport (AUN) | Auburn, California, United States | |
| 13 | 89.75 miles (144.45 km) SE | Hawthorne Industrial Airport (HTH) | Hawthorne, Nevada, United States | |
| 14 | 92.64 miles (149.09 km) WSW | Beale Air Force Base (BAB) | Marysville, California, United States | |
| 15 | 98.85 miles (159.09 km) W | Oroville Municipal Airport (OVE) | Oroville, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,175.01 miles (17,984.39 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 11,149.16 miles (17,942.80 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 11,121.09 miles (17,897.62 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,110.61 miles (17,880.74 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,074.04 miles (17,821.90 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,060.15 miles (17,799.54 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 10,991.01 miles (17,688.26 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,968.45 miles (17,651.96 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,875.25 miles (17,501.97 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,873.90 miles (17,499.80 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,859.07 miles (17,475.94 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,822.82 miles (17,417.60 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,816.58 miles (17,407.56 km) SSE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,802.72 miles (17,385.24 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,780.41 miles (17,349.34 km) SE | Belo sur Tsiribihina Airport (BMD) | Belo sur Tsiribihina, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 28.24 miles (45.45 km) NNE | Zurich Airport (ZRH) | Zürich, Switzerland | |
| 2 | 39.78 miles (64.02 km) WSW | Bern Airport (BRN) | Bern, Switzerland | |
| 3 | 49.89 miles (80.29 km) NW | EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) | Basel, Switzerland | |
| 4 | 49.89 miles (80.29 km) NW | EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (MLH) | Mulhouse, France | |
| 5 | 65.00 miles (104.61 km) ENE | St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport (ACH) | Altenrhein, Switzerland | |
| 6 | 68.65 miles (110.48 km) ENE | Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport (HOH) | Hohenems, Austria | |
| 7 | 69.33 miles (111.58 km) NE | Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH) | Friedrichshafen, Bodensee, Germany | |
| 8 | 75.82 miles (122.02 km) WNW | Montbéliard - Courcelles Aerodrome (XMF) | Montbéliard, France | |
| 9 | 75.96 miles (122.25 km) SW | Sion Airport (SIR) | Sion, Switzerland | |
| 10 | 80.59 miles (129.70 km) SSE | Lugano Airport (LUG) | Lugano, Agno, Switzerland | |
| 11 | 82.91 miles (133.42 km) NNW | Colmar - Houssen Airport (CMR) | Colmar / Houssen, France | |
| 12 | 84.20 miles (135.50 km) ESE | Samedan Airport (SMV) | St. Moritz / Samedan, Switzerland | |
| 13 | 88.15 miles (141.86 km) WSW | Lausanne Airport (QLS) | Lausanne, Switzerland | |
| 14 | 90.94 miles (146.35 km) NNW | Black Forest Airport (LHA) | Lahr, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 15 | 103.01 miles (165.78 km) SSE | Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) | Milano, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,113.46 miles (19,494.68 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,680.24 miles (18,797.47 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,660.30 miles (18,765.39 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,658.54 miles (18,762.55 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,655.62 miles (18,757.86 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,650.83 miles (18,750.15 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,650.69 miles (18,749.92 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,648.45 miles (18,746.31 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,632.55 miles (18,720.73 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,627.74 miles (18,712.98 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,611.00 miles (18,686.05 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,609.44 miles (18,683.54 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,599.67 miles (18,667.81 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,592.95 miles (18,657.00 km) SE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,592.37 miles (18,656.07 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |