Nonstop flight route between Valladolid, Spain and Mercury, Nevada, United States:
Departure Airport:
(41°42'21"N by 4°51'6"W)
Arrival Airport:
(36°37'9"N by 116°1'58"W)
Distance from VLL to DRA:
5,500.49 miles (8,852.16 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Valladolid International Airport (VLL), Valladolid, Spain and Desert Rock Airport (DRA), Mercury, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,500 miles (or 8,852 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 Valladolid International Airport and Desert Rock 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 Valladolid International Airport and Desert Rock Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VLL / LEVD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Valladolid, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°42'21"N by 4°51'6"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegacion Aerea |
| Airport Type: | Public and Military |
| Elevation: | 2775 feet (846 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VLL |
| More Information: | VLL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRA / KDRA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mercury, Nevada, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°37'9"N by 116°1'58"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Mercury, Nevada |
| Airport Type: | United States Department of Energy/Nevada |
| Elevation: | 1010 feet (308 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DRA |
| More Information: | DRA Maps & Info |
Facts about Valladolid International Airport (VLL):
- Valladolid International Airport handled 260 passengers last year.
- The terminal offers all the usual amenities expected by passengers, including a duty-free shop, cafe and restaurant, ATM and information services.
- Valladolid International Airport (VLL) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Valladolid International Airport (VLL) is Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) SSW of VLL.
- In addition to being known as "Valladolid International Airport", another name for VLL is "Aeropuerto de Valladolid".
- The furthest airport from Valladolid International Airport (VLL) is Wellington International Airport (WLG), which is nearly antipodal to Valladolid International Airport (meaning Valladolid International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Wellington International Airport), and is located 12,405 miles (19,964 kilometers) away in Wellington, New Zealand.
Facts about Desert Rock Airport (DRA):
- In addition to being known as "Desert Rock Airport", another name for DRA is "NV65".
- The closest airport to Desert Rock Airport (DRA) is 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), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of DRA.
- Desert Rock Airport (DRA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Desert Rock Airport (DRA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,271 miles (18,139 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 62.07 miles (99.89 km) SSW | Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM) | Salamanca, Spain |     |
| 2 | 73.59 miles (118.42 km) NNW | León Airport (LEN) | León, Spain | |
| 3 | 77.87 miles (125.32 km) NE | Burgos Airport (RGS) | Burgos, Spain | |
| 4 | 96.17 miles (154.76 km) W | Bragança Airport (BGC) | Bragança, Portugal | |
| 5 | 108.57 miles (174.73 km) SE | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD) | Madrid, Spain | |
| 6 | 111.09 miles (178.79 km) SE | Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ) | Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain | |
| 7 | 129.97 miles (209.17 km) NNE | Santander Airport (SDR) | Santander, Cantabria, Spain | |
| 8 | 135.76 miles (218.48 km) NE | Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain | |
| 9 | 139.88 miles (225.12 km) ENE | Logroño–Agoncillo Airport (RJL) | Logroño, Spain | |
| 10 | 141.72 miles (228.08 km) NNW | Asturias Airport (OVD) | Oviedo, Asturias, Spain | |
| 11 | 148.06 miles (238.28 km) NE | Bilbao Airport (BIO) | Bilbao, Spain | |
| 12 | 151.34 miles (243.55 km) W | Vila Real Airport (VRL) | Vila Real, Portugal | |
| 13 | 169.42 miles (272.65 km) SW | Covilhã Airport (COV) | Covilhã, Portugal | |
| 14 | 179.65 miles (289.12 km) ENE | Pamplona Airport (PNA) | Pamplona, Spain | |
| 15 | 185.68 miles (298.82 km) W | Braga Airport (BGZ) | Braga, Portugal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,405.18 miles (19,964.15 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,380.82 miles (19,924.94 km) S | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,380.36 miles (19,924.21 km) SSW | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,369.53 miles (19,906.78 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,343.24 miles (19,864.46 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,337.99 miles (19,856.03 km) SSW | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,333.18 miles (19,848.29 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,318.14 miles (19,824.08 km) ESE | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,316.14 miles (19,820.85 km) S | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,303.17 miles (19,799.98 km) ESE | Takaka Aerodrome (KTF) | Takaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,257.68 miles (19,726.78 km) SSW | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,255.48 miles (19,723.23 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,252.84 miles (19,718.98 km) E | Westport Airport (WSZ) | Westport, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,243.57 miles (19,704.06 km) SSE | New Plymouth Airport (NPL) | New Plymouth, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,227.25 miles (19,677.80 km) ESE | Greymouth Airport (GMN) | Greymouth, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 19.69 miles (31.69 km) E | 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 | |
| 2 | 22.55 miles (36.30 km) N | Yucca Airstrip (UCC) | Mercury, Nevada, United States | |
| 3 | 44.97 miles (72.37 km) WNW | Beatty Airport (BTY) | Beatty, Nevada, United States | |
| 4 | 54.51 miles (87.72 km) ESE | North Las Vegas Airport (VGT) | North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| 5 | 61.57 miles (99.08 km) SE | McCarran International Airport (LAS) | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| 6 | 63.05 miles (101.47 km) ESE | 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 | 67.07 miles (107.94 km) SE | Henderson Executive Airport (HSH) | Henderson, United States | |
| 8 | 80.14 miles (128.96 km) SE | Boulder City Municipal Airport (BLD) | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | |
| 9 | 90.99 miles (146.43 km) NNW | Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) | Tonopah, Nevada, United States | |
| 10 | 91.16 miles (146.71 km) SW | Trona Airport (TRH) | Trona, California, United States | |
| 11 | 98.36 miles (158.29 km) SSW | Bicycle Lake Army Airfield (BYS) | Barstow, California, United States | |
| 12 | 110.47 miles (177.78 km) E | Mesquite Airport (MFH) | Mesquite, Nevada, United States | |
| 13 | 115.16 miles (185.33 km) NNW | Tonopah Airport (TPH) | Tonopah, Nevada, United States | |
| 14 | 120.24 miles (193.50 km) WSW | Inyokern Airport (IYK) | Inyokern, California, United States | |
| 15 | 129.12 miles (207.80 km) SSW | Barstow-Daggett Airport (DAG) | Daggett, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,271.17 miles (18,139.15 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,261.80 miles (18,124.07 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 11,255.74 miles (18,114.32 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 11,236.83 miles (18,083.89 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,152.35 miles (17,947.92 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,032.45 miles (17,754.96 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,017.51 miles (17,730.91 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,979.70 miles (17,670.06 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,880.55 miles (17,510.51 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,857.64 miles (17,473.64 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,850.28 miles (17,461.79 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,843.79 miles (17,451.35 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,834.60 miles (17,436.56 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,831.51 miles (17,431.58 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,811.16 miles (17,398.84 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |