Nonstop flight route between Mercury, Nevada, United States and Assab, Eritrea:
Departure Airport:
(36°56'44"N by 116°2'16"W)
Arrival Airport:
(13°4'18"N by 42°38'42"E)
Distance from UCC to ASA:
8,713.13 miles (14,022.39 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yucca Airstrip (UCC), Mercury, Nevada, United States and Assab International Airport (ASA), Assab, Eritrea would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,713 miles (or 14,022 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 Yucca Airstrip and Assab International 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 Yucca Airstrip and Assab International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ASA / HHSB |
| Airport Name: | Assab International Airport |
| Location: | Assab, Eritrea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°4'18"N by 42°38'42"E |
| Area Served: | Assab |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ASA |
| More Information: | ASA Maps & Info |
Facts about Yucca Airstrip (UCC):
- Yucca Airstrip (UCC) has 2 runways.
- 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.
Facts about Assab International Airport (ASA):
- The closest airport to Assab International Airport (ASA) is Obock Airport (OBC), which is located 87 miles (141 kilometers) SSE of ASA.
- The furthest airport from Assab International Airport (ASA) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Assab International Airport (meaning Assab International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,182 miles (19,606 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Assab International Airport (ASA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Assab International Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at Assab International 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 22.55 miles (36.30 km) S | Desert Rock Airport (DRA) | Mercury, Nevada, United States |     |
| 2 | 31.61 miles (50.87 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 | |
| 3 | 41.80 miles (67.28 km) W | Beatty Airport (BTY) | Beatty, Nevada, United States | |
| 4 | 69.07 miles (111.15 km) SE | North Las Vegas Airport (VGT) | North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| 5 | 71.38 miles (114.87 km) NW | Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) | Tonopah, Nevada, United States | |
| 6 | 75.20 miles (121.03 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 | |
| 7 | 77.44 miles (124.63 km) SE | McCarran International Airport (LAS) | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| 8 | 83.90 miles (135.03 km) SE | Henderson Executive Airport (HSH) | Henderson, United States | |
| 9 | 95.10 miles (153.04 km) SE | Boulder City Municipal Airport (BLD) | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | |
| 10 | 96.10 miles (154.65 km) NW | Tonopah Airport (TPH) | Tonopah, Nevada, United States | |
| 11 | 106.16 miles (170.86 km) SW | Trona Airport (TRH) | Trona, California, United States | |
| 12 | 109.80 miles (176.70 km) E | Mesquite Airport (MFH) | Mesquite, Nevada, United States | |
| 13 | 119.71 miles (192.66 km) SSW | Bicycle Lake Army Airfield (BYS) | Barstow, California, United States | |
| 14 | 131.42 miles (211.51 km) WNW | Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield (BIH) | Bishop, California, United States | |
| 15 | 133.65 miles (215.08 km) SW | Inyokern Airport (IYK) | Inyokern, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,248.64 miles (18,102.89 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,242.02 miles (18,092.23 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 11,234.68 miles (18,080.42 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 11,216.89 miles (18,051.79 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,139.91 miles (17,927.91 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,021.11 miles (17,736.72 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,001.85 miles (17,705.71 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,964.89 miles (17,646.24 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,863.05 miles (17,482.34 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,844.42 miles (17,452.36 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,834.05 miles (17,435.67 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,831.55 miles (17,431.64 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,818.99 miles (17,411.43 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,816.56 miles (17,407.52 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,796.36 miles (17,375.02 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 87.40 miles (140.65 km) SSE | Obock Airport (OBC) | Obock, Djibouti | |
| 2 | 100.81 miles (162.24 km) SSE | Moucha Airport (MHI) | Moucha Island, Djibouti | |
| 3 | 109.03 miles (175.47 km) ENE | Ta'izz International Airport (TAI) | Ta'izz, Yemen | |
| 4 | 111.64 miles (179.67 km) SSE | Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport (JIB) | Djibouti, Djibouti | |
| 5 | 118.27 miles (190.34 km) N | Hodeida International Airport (HOD) | Al Hudaydah (Hodeida), Yemen | |
| 6 | 132.86 miles (213.82 km) S | Ali-Sabieh Airport (AII) | Ali-Sabieh, Djibouti | |
| 7 | 161.39 miles (259.73 km) E | Aden International Airport (ADE) | Aden, Yemen | |
| 8 | 196.78 miles (316.69 km) NNE | El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International) (SAH) | Sana'a, Yemen | |
| 9 | 211.03 miles (339.62 km) W | Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) | Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia | |
| 10 | 218.69 miles (351.95 km) S | Borama Airport (BXX) | Borama, Somalia | |
| 11 | 237.66 miles (382.48 km) ENE | Beihan Airport (BHN) | Beihan, Yemen | |
| 12 | 241.19 miles (388.15 km) SW | Combolcha Airport (DSE) | Dessie / Kombolcha, Ethiopia | |
| 13 | 241.82 miles (389.16 km) SE | Berbera Airport (BBO) | Berbera, Somalia | |
| 14 | 244.13 miles (392.89 km) SSW | Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR) | Dire Dawa, Ethiopia | |
| 15 | 257.86 miles (414.98 km) WSW | Lalibela Airport (LLI) | Lalibela, Ethiopia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,182.46 miles (19,605.71 km) SSE | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,133.68 miles (19,527.21 km) SE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,075.16 miles (19,433.04 km) S | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 12,037.36 miles (19,372.21 km) ESE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 12,016.60 miles (19,338.80 km) SE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,997.34 miles (19,307.79 km) SSE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,951.01 miles (19,233.24 km) ESE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,898.84 miles (19,149.29 km) S | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,844.71 miles (19,062.16 km) ESE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,844.35 miles (19,061.58 km) E | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,832.10 miles (19,041.88 km) E | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,817.99 miles (19,019.16 km) ESE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,806.29 miles (19,000.34 km) ESE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,798.23 miles (18,987.37 km) ESE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,726.28 miles (18,871.57 km) SSW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |