Nonstop flight route between Sønderborg, Denmark and Tonopah, Nevada, United States:
Departure Airport:
(54°57'51"N by 9°47'30"E)
Arrival Airport:
(37°47'40"N by 116°46'42"W)
Distance from SGD to XSD:
5,293.56 miles (8,519.14 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sønderborg Airport (SGD), Sønderborg, Denmark and Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD), Tonopah, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,294 miles (or 8,519 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 Sønderborg 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 Sønderborg 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: | SGD / EKSB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Sønderborg, Denmark |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°57'51"N by 9°47'30"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 24 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SGD |
| More Information: | SGD 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 Sønderborg Airport (SGD):
- Because of Sønderborg Airport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Sønderborg 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.
- Sønderborg Airport (SGD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Sønderborg Airport (SGD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,617 miles (18,696 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Sønderborg Airport", another name for SGD is "Sønderborg Lufthavn".
- The closest airport to Sønderborg Airport (SGD) is Vojens Airport (SKS), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NW of SGD.
Facts about Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD):
- On 16 August 1966, Iraqi Air Force Captain Munir Redfa took off from Rasheed Air Base, near Baghdad on a routine navigation training flight.
- The earliest known depiction of the airfield was on the July 1970 Air Force Tactical Pilotage Chart.
- In addition, unconfirmed Soviet aircraft flown were MiG-25 Foxbat.
- After the 4477th TES was inactivated, the remaining assets were reconstituted as a detachment of the 57th Fighter Wing at Nellis AFB.
- The closest airport to Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) is Tonopah Airport (TPH), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NW of XSD.
- 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.
- Near the end of the Cold War the program was abandoned and the squadron was disbanded.
- The MiG-21 posed a major threat to Israeli Air Defenses as well as to American pilots over the skies of North Vietnam.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.86 miles (44.83 km) NW | Vojens Airport (SKS) | Vojens, Denmark |     |
| 2 | 41.28 miles (66.43 km) NNE | Hans Christian Andersen Airport (ODE) | Odense, Denmark | |
| 3 | 42.82 miles (68.91 km) SSE | Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL) | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 4 | 57.71 miles (92.87 km) W | Sylt Airport (GWT) | Westerland, Germany | |
| 5 | 59.20 miles (95.28 km) NNW | Billund Airport (BLL) | Billund, Denmark | |
| 6 | 62.32 miles (100.29 km) NW | Esbjerg Airport (EBJ) | Esbjerg, Denmark | |
| 7 | 66.47 miles (106.98 km) SSW | Heide-Büsum Airport (HEI) | Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 8 | 68.10 miles (109.59 km) ESE | Lolland Falster Airport (MRW) | Lolland Falster, Denmark | |
| 9 | 88.35 miles (142.19 km) SSE | Lübeck Airport (LBC) | Lübeck (near Hamburg), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 10 | 90.48 miles (145.62 km) NW | Stauning Vestjylland Airport (STA) | Skjern, Denmark | |
| 11 | 92.44 miles (148.77 km) SW | Heligoland Airport (HGL) | Düne, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 12 | 92.53 miles (148.91 km) S | Hamburg Airport (HAM) | Hamburg / Fuhlsbüttel, Germany | |
| 13 | 94.40 miles (151.92 km) SSW | Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) | Nordholz, Germany | |
| 14 | 95.71 miles (154.03 km) NNW | Karup Airport (KRP) | Karup, Denmark | |
| 15 | 98.03 miles (157.76 km) NNE | Aarhus Airport (AAR) | Aarhus, Denmark | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,617.26 miles (18,696.12 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,378.32 miles (18,311.58 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,361.87 miles (18,285.11 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,346.86 miles (18,260.95 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,333.19 miles (18,238.95 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,332.63 miles (18,238.06 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,331.24 miles (18,235.81 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,330.27 miles (18,234.25 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,315.27 miles (18,210.11 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,304.06 miles (18,192.08 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,287.04 miles (18,164.69 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,283.91 miles (18,159.65 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,275.97 miles (18,146.86 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,274.04 miles (18,143.76 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,273.64 miles (18,143.12 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 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 | |