Nonstop flight route between Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia and Tonopah, Nevada, United States:
Departure Airport:
(28°37'13"S by 151°29'26"E)
Arrival Airport:
(37°47'40"N by 116°46'42"W)
Distance from SNH to XSD:
7,484.93 miles (12,045.79 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Stanthorpe Airport (SNH), Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia and Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD), Tonopah, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,485 miles (or 12,046 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 Stanthorpe 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 Stanthorpe 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: | SNH / YSPE |
| Airport Name: | Stanthorpe Airport |
| Location: | Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°37'13"S by 151°29'26"E |
| Area Served: | Stanthorpe, Queensland |
| Operator/Owner: | Southern Downs Regional Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2934 feet (894 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SNH |
| More Information: | SNH 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 Stanthorpe Airport (SNH):
- The closest airport to Stanthorpe Airport (SNH) is Goondiwindi Airport (GOO), which is located 71 miles (115 kilometers) W of SNH.
- Stanthorpe Airport (SNH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Stanthorpe Airport (SNH) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is located 11,828 miles (19,035 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
Facts about Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD):
- After the 4477th TES was inactivated, the remaining assets were reconstituted as a detachment of the 57th Fighter Wing at Nellis AFB.
- Several locations were considered, Michael Army Airfield at the Dugway Proving Grounds in Utah, and the Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field on the Goldwater Range in Arizona.
- All the models had quirks.
- In 1969 Pakistan supplied the U.S.
- In addition, unconfirmed Soviet aircraft flown were MiG-25 Foxbat.
- 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 advent of Operation Rolling Thunder during the Vietnam War in March of 1965 led to the introduction of the obsolete and subsonic MiG-17 and the supersonic MiG-21 by the North Vietnamese Air Force being pitted against U.S.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) is Tonopah Airport (TPH), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NW of XSD.
- None of the Soviet-designed aircraft at Tonopah flew in bad weather or at night.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 71.34 miles (114.81 km) W | Goondiwindi Airport (GOO) | Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia |     |
| 2 | 73.86 miles (118.87 km) S | Glen Innes Airport (GLI) | Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 3 | 90.07 miles (144.95 km) SSW | Inverell Airport (IVR) | Inverell, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 4 | 108.17 miles (174.08 km) E | Lismore Airport (LSY) | Lismore, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 5 | 116.47 miles (187.44 km) WSW | Moree Airport (MRZ) | Moree, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 6 | 121.24 miles (195.12 km) ESE | Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome (EVH) | Evans Head, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 7 | 121.75 miles (195.94 km) SE | Clarence Valley Regional Airport (GFN) | Grafton, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 8 | 126.35 miles (203.33 km) E | Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) | Ballina, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 9 | 126.42 miles (203.45 km) ENE | Gold Coast Airport (OOL) | Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 131.01 miles (210.84 km) NE | Brisbane Airport (BNE) | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 132.05 miles (212.52 km) S | Armidale Airport (ARM) | Armidale, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 12 | 138.60 miles (223.06 km) NNW | Chincilla Airport (CCL) | Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 142.60 miles (229.49 km) N | Kingaroy Airport (KGY) | Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 149.10 miles (239.96 km) NNW | Miles Airport (WLE) | Miles, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 152.83 miles (245.96 km) SE | Coffs Harbour Airport (CFS) | Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,828.05 miles (19,035.35 km) NNW | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 2 | 11,786.02 miles (18,967.71 km) NNW | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 3 | 11,784.80 miles (18,965.76 km) W | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 4 | 11,752.69 miles (18,914.08 km) N | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 5 | 11,750.40 miles (18,910.39 km) N | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 6 | 11,748.89 miles (18,907.96 km) W | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 7 | 11,731.38 miles (18,879.77 km) N | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 8 | 11,712.72 miles (18,849.74 km) N | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 9 | 11,710.05 miles (18,845.45 km) W | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 10 | 11,698.58 miles (18,827.00 km) W | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 11 | 11,685.43 miles (18,805.83 km) WNW | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 12 | 11,673.18 miles (18,786.11 km) N | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 13 | 11,659.01 miles (18,763.31 km) N | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 14 | 11,653.34 miles (18,754.19 km) WNW | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 15 | 11,637.28 miles (18,728.34 km) W | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 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 | |