Nonstop flight route between Tonopah, Nevada, United States and Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany:
Departure Airport:
(38°3'37"N by 117°5'12"W)
Arrival Airport:
(48°12'24"N by 11°15'59"E)
Distance from TPH to FEL:
5,686.22 miles (9,151.06 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tonopah Airport (TPH), Tonopah, Nevada, United States and Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL), Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,686 miles (or 9,151 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 Tonopah Airport and Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TPH / KTPH |
| Airport Name: | Tonopah Airport |
| Location: | Tonopah, Nevada, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°3'37"N by 117°5'12"W |
| Area Served: | Tonopah, Nevada |
| Operator/Owner: | Nye County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5430 feet (1,655 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TPH |
| More Information: | TPH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FEL / ETSF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°12'24"N by 11°15'59"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Unified Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Germany |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 1703 feet (519 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FEL |
| More Information: | FEL Maps & Info |
Facts about Tonopah Airport (TPH):
- Because of Tonopah Airport's high elevation of 5,430 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TPH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TPH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Tonopah Airport (TPH) is Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) SE of TPH.
- Tonopah Airport (TPH) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Tonopah Airport (TPH) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,197 miles (18,020 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
Facts about Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL):
- Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base", another name for FEL is "Flugplatz FürstenfeldbruckAdvanced Landing Ground R-72".
- On 13 August 1948 the 36th Fighter Wing was assigned to Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base as an operational unit.
- The closest airport to Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL) is Augsburg Airport (AGB), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NW of FEL.
- Since 1957, Fürstenfeldbruck has been the home of the German Air Force Officer Training School.
- The Air Base was established in 1935, and was the pride of the Luftwaffe during World War II.
- The 36th FBW remained at Fürstenfeldbruck until 1952 when it was reassigned to Bitburg Air Base, west of the Rhine.
- The furthest airport from Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,958 miles (19,244 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- On 20 January 1950, the 36th FW was redesignated as a Fighter-Bomber Wing when 89 Republic F-84E "Thunderjets" arrived.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 24.87 miles (40.03 km) SE | Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) | Tonopah, Nevada, United States |     |
| 2 | 76.08 miles (122.43 km) NW | Gabbs Airport (GAB) | Gabbs, Nevada, United States | |
| 3 | 84.41 miles (135.85 km) SW | Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield (BIH) | Bishop, California, United States | |
| 4 | 84.47 miles (135.94 km) SSE | Beatty Airport (BTY) | Beatty, Nevada, United States | |
| 5 | 90.33 miles (145.37 km) WNW | Hawthorne Industrial Airport (HTH) | Hawthorne, Nevada, United States | |
| 6 | 96.10 miles (154.65 km) SE | Yucca Airstrip (UCC) | Mercury, Nevada, United States | |
| 7 | 97.45 miles (156.83 km) N | Austin Airport (ASQ) | Austin, Nevada, United States | |
| 8 | 100.24 miles (161.32 km) WSW | Mammoth Yosemite Airport (MMH) | Mammoth Lakes, California, United States | |
| 9 | 115.16 miles (185.33 km) SSE | Desert Rock Airport (DRA) | Mercury, Nevada, United States | |
| 10 | 121.54 miles (195.60 km) NNE | Eureka Airport (EUE) | Eureka, Nevada, United States | |
| 11 | 127.68 miles (205.48 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 | |
| 12 | 128.36 miles (206.57 km) NW | Naval Air Station Fallon (NFL) | Fallon, Nevada, United States | |
| 13 | 133.78 miles (215.30 km) NW | Fallon Municipal Airport (FLX) | Fallon, Nevada, United States | |
| 14 | 148.29 miles (238.65 km) NE | Ely Airport (ELY) | Ely, Nevada, United States | |
| 15 | 155.85 miles (250.82 km) S | Trona Airport (TRH) | Trona, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,197.19 miles (18,020.09 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,179.13 miles (17,991.02 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,171.91 miles (17,979.41 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 11,170.93 miles (17,977.83 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,139.62 miles (17,927.43 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,026.66 miles (17,745.64 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,984.57 miles (17,677.90 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,952.56 miles (17,626.39 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,840.86 miles (17,446.63 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,834.94 miles (17,437.10 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,833.04 miles (17,434.05 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,819.14 miles (17,411.68 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,813.81 miles (17,403.10 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,785.07 miles (17,356.84 km) SSE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,784.41 miles (17,355.78 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 21.56 miles (34.69 km) NW | Augsburg Airport (AGB) | Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 2 | 25.97 miles (41.80 km) ENE | Munich Airport (MUC) | Munich, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 3 | 37.24 miles (59.92 km) NNE | Ingolstadt Manching Airport (IGS) | Ingolstadt, Germany | |
| 4 | 65.49 miles (105.39 km) S | Innsbruck Airport (INN) | Innsbruck, Austria | |
| 5 | 74.68 miles (120.19 km) NE | Straubing Wallmuehle Airport (RBM) | Straubing, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 6 | 85.20 miles (137.12 km) ESE | Salzburg Airport (SZG) | Salzburg, Austria | |
| 7 | 89.25 miles (143.64 km) WSW | Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH) | Friedrichshafen, Bodensee, Germany | |
| 8 | 89.67 miles (144.32 km) N | Nuremberg Airport (NUE) | Nuremberg, Germany | |
| 9 | 92.27 miles (148.49 km) SW | Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport (HOH) | Hohenems, Austria | |
| 10 | 93.46 miles (150.41 km) WSW | St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport (ACH) | Altenrhein, Switzerland | |
| 11 | 99.47 miles (160.07 km) WNW | Stuttgart Airport (STR) | Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 12 | 103.45 miles (166.48 km) WNW | Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof (ZWS) | Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 13 | 115.77 miles (186.32 km) NNW | Giebelstadt Airport (GHF) | Giebelstadt, Germany | |
| 14 | 116.58 miles (187.62 km) NNW | Kitzingen Airport (KZG) | Kitzingen, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 15 | 119.47 miles (192.27 km) SSE | Cortina Airport (CDF) | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,957.98 miles (19,244.45 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,522.22 miles (18,543.17 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,502.64 miles (18,511.66 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,501.85 miles (18,510.39 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,501.64 miles (18,510.05 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,493.06 miles (18,496.23 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,492.86 miles (18,495.92 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,492.75 miles (18,495.74 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,481.02 miles (18,476.86 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,470.72 miles (18,460.28 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,460.16 miles (18,443.30 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,455.72 miles (18,436.14 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,453.02 miles (18,431.80 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,445.30 miles (18,419.37 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,436.38 miles (18,405.02 km) SE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |