Nonstop flight route between Mercury, Nevada, United States and Tucumcari, New Mexico, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yucca Airstrip (UCC), Mercury, Nevada, United States and Tucumcari Municipal Airport (TCC), Tucumcari, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 705 miles (or 1,134 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 Yucca Airstrip and Tucumcari Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | TCC / KTCC |
| Airport Name: | Tucumcari Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Tucumcari, New Mexico, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°10'58"N by 103°36'11"W |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Tucumcari |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4065 feet (1,239 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TCC |
| More Information: | TCC Maps & Info |
Facts about Yucca Airstrip (UCC):
- Yucca Airstrip (UCC) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Yucca Airstrip (UCC) is Desert Rock Airport (DRA), which is located 23 miles (36 kilometers) S of UCC.
- In addition to being known as "Yucca Airstrip", another name for UCC is "NV11".
- 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 Tucumcari Municipal Airport (TCC):
- The furthest airport from Tucumcari Municipal Airport (TCC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,108 miles (17,876 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Tucumcari Municipal Airport (TCC) is Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF (CVS), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) SSE of TCC.
- Airline flights ended around 1955.
- Tucumcari Municipal Airport (TCC) has 2 runways.
- Because of Tucumcari Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,065 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TCC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TCC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Inactivated during 1944 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program.
