Nonstop flight route between Tonopah, Nevada, United States and Al Dabbah, Sudan:
Departure Airport:
(37°47'40"N by 116°46'42"W)
Arrival Airport:
(18°3'0"N by 30°56'59"E)
Distance from XSD to AAD:
8,045.75 miles (12,948.35 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD), Tonopah, Nevada, United States and Ad-Dabbah Airport (AAD), Al Dabbah, Sudan would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,046 miles (or 12,948 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 Test Range Airport and Ad-Dabbah 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 Tonopah Test Range Airport and Ad-Dabbah Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XSD / KTNX |
| Airport Name: | Tonopah Test Range Airport |
| Location: | Tonopah, Nevada, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°47'40"N by 116°46'42"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from XSD |
| More Information: | XSD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AAD / - |
| Airport Name: | Ad-Dabbah Airport |
| Location: | Al Dabbah, Sudan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°3'0"N by 30°56'59"E |
| Area Served: | Al Dabbah |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from AAD |
| More Information: | AAD Maps & Info |
Facts about Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD):
- On 16 August 1966, Iraqi Air Force Captain Munir Redfa took off from Rasheed Air Base, near Baghdad on a routine navigation training flight.
- On 12 August 1968, the IDF obtained two Syrian Air Force MiG-17F fighters that had gotten lost during a training flight and landed inadvertently at Besert Landing Field, Israel.
- All the models had quirks.
- Contrary to what some in the major media have reported, not all the jets found at captured Iraqi Air Force bases were from the Gulf War era.
- The furthest airport from Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,207 miles (18,036 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The closest airport to Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) is Tonopah Airport (TPH), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NW of XSD.
- Several locations were considered, Michael Army Airfield at the Dugway Proving Grounds in Utah, and the Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field on the Goldwater Range in Arizona.
Facts about Ad-Dabbah Airport (AAD):
- The furthest airport from Ad-Dabbah Airport (AAD) is Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT), which is nearly antipodal to Ad-Dabbah Airport (meaning Ad-Dabbah Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fa'a'ā International Airport), and is located 12,387 miles (19,934 kilometers) away in Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Ad-Dabbah Airport (AAD) is El Debba Airport (EDB), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) SSE of AAD.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 24.87 miles (40.03 km) NW | Tonopah Airport (TPH) | Tonopah, Nevada, United States |     |
| 2 | 64.51 miles (103.82 km) S | Beatty Airport (BTY) | Beatty, Nevada, United States | |
| 3 | 71.38 miles (114.87 km) SE | Yucca Airstrip (UCC) | Mercury, Nevada, United States | |
| 4 | 90.99 miles (146.43 km) SSE | Desert Rock Airport (DRA) | Mercury, Nevada, United States | |
| 5 | 91.54 miles (147.32 km) WSW | Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield (BIH) | Bishop, California, United States | |
| 6 | 100.89 miles (162.36 km) NW | Gabbs Airport (GAB) | Gabbs, Nevada, United States | |
| 7 | 102.92 miles (165.64 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 | |
| 8 | 113.23 miles (182.23 km) W | Mammoth Yosemite Airport (MMH) | Mammoth Lakes, California, United States | |
| 9 | 113.32 miles (182.37 km) WNW | Hawthorne Industrial Airport (HTH) | Hawthorne, Nevada, United States | |
| 10 | 117.81 miles (189.59 km) N | Austin Airport (ASQ) | Austin, Nevada, United States | |
| 11 | 131.80 miles (212.11 km) NNE | Eureka Airport (EUE) | Eureka, Nevada, United States | |
| 12 | 140.07 miles (225.42 km) SE | North Las Vegas Airport (VGT) | North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| 13 | 140.26 miles (225.72 km) SSW | Trona Airport (TRH) | Trona, California, United States | |
| 14 | 145.16 miles (233.61 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 | |
| 15 | 147.52 miles (237.41 km) NE | Ely Airport (ELY) | Ely, Nevada, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,207.20 miles (18,036.20 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,191.98 miles (18,011.70 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,190.52 miles (18,009.35 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 11,181.23 miles (17,994.40 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,137.97 miles (17,924.79 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,023.45 miles (17,740.48 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,987.25 miles (17,682.22 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,953.94 miles (17,628.62 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,840.40 miles (17,445.88 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,839.92 miles (17,445.12 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,830.80 miles (17,430.44 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,817.24 miles (17,408.62 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,817.20 miles (17,408.55 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,791.39 miles (17,367.02 km) SSE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,785.63 miles (17,357.74 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 1.81 miles (2.92 km) SSE | El Debba Airport (EDB) | El Debba (Al Dabbah), Sudan | |
| 2 | 64.19 miles (103.31 km) ENE | Merowe Airport (MWE) | Merowe, Sudan | |
| 3 | 83.51 miles (134.40 km) NNW | Dongola Airport (DOG) | Dongola, Sudan | |
| 4 | 200.35 miles (322.44 km) SSE | Khartoum International Airport (KRT) | Khartoum, Sudan | |
| 5 | 205.65 miles (330.96 km) E | Atbara Airport (ATB) | Atbara, Sudan | |
| 6 | 261.72 miles (421.19 km) N | Wadi Halfa Airport (WHF) | Wadi Halfa, Sudan | |
| 7 | 301.95 miles (485.94 km) N | Al Hufalysin Airport (ABS) | Abu Simbel, Egypt | |
| 8 | 341.70 miles (549.90 km) S | El Obeid Airport (EBD) | El Obeid, Sudan | |
| 9 | 344.73 miles (554.79 km) NNW | Sharq Al-Owainat Airport (GSQ) | Sharq Al-Owainat, Egypt | |
| 10 | 391.38 miles (629.86 km) ESE | Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU) | Khashm El Girba, Sudan | |
| 11 | 400.61 miles (644.72 km) ESE | Kassala Airport (KSL) | Kassala, Sudan | |
| 12 | 422.10 miles (679.31 km) ENE | Port Sudan New International Airport (PZU) | Port Sudan, Sudan | |
| 13 | 426.03 miles (685.63 km) NNE | Aswan International Airport (ASW) | Aswan, Egypt | |
| 14 | 469.59 miles (755.74 km) SE | Galegu Airport (DNX) | Dinder, Sudan | |
| 15 | 483.37 miles (777.91 km) SW | El Fashir Airport (ELF) | El Fasher, Sudan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,386.54 miles (19,934.16 km) SE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,376.00 miles (19,917.20 km) SE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,276.27 miles (19,756.69 km) SE | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 12,226.76 miles (19,677.01 km) ESE | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 12,215.94 miles (19,659.60 km) S | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 12,198.95 miles (19,632.26 km) W | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 12,198.08 miles (19,630.86 km) ESE | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 12,192.48 miles (19,621.85 km) SW | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 12,185.03 miles (19,609.86 km) SW | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 12,173.66 miles (19,591.55 km) WSW | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 12,125.45 miles (19,513.96 km) SW | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 12,118.46 miles (19,502.73 km) SW | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 12,098.87 miles (19,471.20 km) SSE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 12,066.88 miles (19,419.71 km) WSW | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,981.12 miles (19,281.70 km) WSW | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |