Nonstop flight route between Trollhättan / Vänersborg, Sweden and Mercury, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Trollhättan–Vänersborg Airport (THN), Trollhättan / Vänersborg, Sweden and Yucca Airstrip (UCC), Mercury, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,214 miles (or 8,391 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 Trollhättan–Vänersborg 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 Trollhättan–Vänersborg 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: | THN / ESGT | 
| Airport Name: | Trollhättan–Vänersborg Airport | 
| Location: | Trollhättan / Vänersborg, Sweden | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 58°19'27"N by 12°20'11"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Fyrstadsflyget | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 137 feet (42 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from THN | 
| More Information: | THN Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UCC / KUCC | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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 Trollhättan–Vänersborg Airport (THN):
- The furthest airport from Trollhättan–Vänersborg Airport (THN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,366 miles (18,292 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Trollhättan–Vänersborg Airport's relatively low elevation of 137 feet, planes can take off or land at Trollhättan–Vänersborg 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.
- Trollhättan–Vänersborg Airport (THN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Trollhättan–Vänersborg Airport (THN) is Lidköping-Hovby Airport (LDK), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) ENE of THN.
Facts about Yucca Airstrip (UCC):
- Yucca Airstrip (UCC) has 2 runways.
- The airport was the staging area for SHOT BADGER, a test of the UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE Series of nuclear test shots on April 18, 1953.
- In addition to being known as "Yucca Airstrip", another name for UCC is "NV11".
- The closest airport to Yucca Airstrip (UCC) is Desert Rock Airport (DRA), which is located 23 miles (36 kilometers) S of UCC.
- 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.




