Nonstop flight route between Tupelo, Mississippi, United States and Las Vegas, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tupelo Regional Airport (TUP), Tupelo, Mississippi, United States and 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 would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,481 miles (or 2,384 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 relatively short distance between Tupelo Regional Airport and Nellis Air Force BaseLas Vegas Air Force Base (1948) Las Vegas Army Airfield (1941)[1] McCarren Field (c. 1935)[2], the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TUP / KTUP |
| Airport Name: | Tupelo Regional Airport |
| Location: | Tupelo, Mississippi, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°16'5"N by 88°46'11"W |
| Area Served: | Tupelo, Mississippi |
| Operator/Owner: | Tupelo Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 346 feet (105 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TUP |
| More Information: | TUP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LSV / KLSV |
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| Location: | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°14'57"N by 114°59'45"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from LSV |
| More Information: | LSV Maps & Info |
Facts about Tupelo Regional Airport (TUP):
- The closest airport to Tupelo Regional Airport (TUP) is University-Oxford Airport (UOX), which is located 44 miles (72 kilometers) W of TUP.
- The furthest airport from Tupelo Regional Airport (TUP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,074 miles (17,822 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Tupelo Regional Airport is a public use airport located three nautical miles west of the central business district of Tupelo, a city in Lee County, Mississippi, United States.
- Because of Tupelo Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 346 feet, planes can take off or land at Tupelo Regional 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.
- Tupelo Regional Airport (TUP) currently has only 1 runway.
- As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 15,985 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 13,319 in 2009, and 12,749 in 2010.
Facts about Nellis Air Force BaseLas Vegas Air Force Base (1948) Las Vegas Army Airfield (1941)[1] McCarren Field (c. 1935)[2] (LSV):
- The FWC supervised Red Flag operational training and other continuing air exercises, such as Green Flag and Silver Flag Alpha.
- "Nellis AFB complex" refers to a group of southern Nevada military areas that are predominantly USAF and Bureau of Land Management areas outside of the base.
- Las Vegas Army Airfield was both activated and began flying training on 20 December 1941, and gunnery training began in January 1942,:2–3 Many pieces of the destroyed aerial drone targets litter the hillside north of the gunnery range and can be seen in town when the sun reflects off of them.
- The furthest airport from Nellis Air Force BaseLas Vegas Air Force Base (1948) Las Vegas Army Airfield (1941)[1] McCarren Field (c. 1935)[2] (LSV) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,293 miles (18,174 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Nellis Air Force BaseLas Vegas Air Force Base (1948) Las Vegas Army Airfield (1941)[1] McCarren Field (c. 1935)[2] (LSV) is North Las Vegas Airport (VGT), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) WSW of LSV.
- Nellis AFB covers about 11,300 acres in the northeast corner of the Las Vegas Valley, an alluvial basin in the Basin and Range Province.
- In addition to being known as "Nellis Air Force BaseLas Vegas Air Force Base (1948) Las Vegas Army Airfield (1941)[1] McCarren Field (c. 1935)[2]", another name for LSV is "Nellis AFB (military installation)".
- Nellis AFB transferred to Tactical Air Command on 1 February 1958, and the Nellis mission transitioned from initial aircraft qualification and gunnery training to advanced, graduate-level weapons training.
