Nonstop flight route between Sheghnan, Afghanistan and Mercury, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sheghnan Airport (SGA), Sheghnan, Afghanistan and Yucca Airstrip (UCC), Mercury, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,266 miles (or 11,693 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 Sheghnan Airport and Yucca Airstrip, 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 Sheghnan Airport and Yucca Airstrip. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SGA / OASN | 
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| Location: | Sheghnan, Afghanistan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°34'0"N by 71°30'0"E | 
| Area Served: | Sheghnan, Afghanistan | 
| Elevation: | 6700 feet (2,042 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SGA | 
| More Information: | SGA Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UCC / KUCC | 
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| Location: | Mercury, Nevada, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°56'44"N by 116°2'16"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Department of Energy | 
| Elevation: | 3919 feet (1,195 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from UCC | 
| More Information: | UCC Maps & Info | 
Facts about Sheghnan Airport (SGA):
- In addition to being known as "Sheghnan Airport", another name for SGA is "Sheghnan Airport (Sheghnan)".
 - Sheghnan Airport (SGA) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Sheghnan Airport (SGA) is Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر (FBD), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) WSW of SGA.
 - Because of Sheghnan Airport's high elevation of 6,700 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SGA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SGA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - The furthest airport from Sheghnan Airport (SGA) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,716 miles (18,855 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
 
Facts about Yucca Airstrip (UCC):
- The asphalt runway was constructed in 2002 as part of an unmanned aerial vehicle test facility.
 - Yucca Airstrip (UCC) has 2 runways.
 - In addition to being known as "Yucca Airstrip", another name for UCC is "NV11".
 - The furthest airport from Yucca Airstrip (UCC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,249 miles (18,103 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
 - The closest airport to Yucca Airstrip (UCC) is Desert Rock Airport (DRA), which is located 23 miles (36 kilometers) S of UCC.
 
