Nonstop flight route between Tonopah, Nevada, United States and Brookings, Oregon, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD), Tonopah, Nevada, United States and Brookings Airport (BOK), Brookings, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 495 miles (or 797 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 Tonopah Test Range Airport and Brookings Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | BOK / KBOK |
| Airport Name: | Brookings Airport |
| Location: | Brookings, Oregon, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°4'27"N by 124°17'24"W |
| Area Served: | Brookings, Oregon |
| Operator/Owner: | Curry County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 459 feet (140 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BOK |
| More Information: | BOK Maps & Info |
Facts about Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD):
- 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.
- 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.
- Foreign military sales of United States fighter aircraft to Indonesia and Egypt in the mid-1970s to replace the Soviet fighter aircraft allowed these nations to clandestinely transfer un-needed MiG-21 ultra modern MiG-23s aircraft to the United States for evaluation.
- In May 1973, when Project HAVE IDEA was initiated for joint technical and tactical evaluation of Soviet aircraft types, the tactical evaluation flights of foreign aircraft were undertaken by Detachment 1, 57th Fighter Weapons Wing.
- In the summer of 1979, Tonopah Test Range Airport was selected to be the home of the Tactical Air Command 4450th Tactical Group.
- The closest airport to Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) is Tonopah Airport (TPH), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NW of XSD.
- All the models had quirks.
- The assets of the squadron could not go to the boneyard at Davis-Monthan AFB, and the fate of them remains in some cases, still classified.
Facts about Brookings Airport (BOK):
- Because of Brookings Airport's relatively low elevation of 459 feet, planes can take off or land at Brookings 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.
- Brookings Airport (BOK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Brookings Airport (BOK) is Del Norte County Regional Airport (CEC), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) S of BOK.
- Brookings Airport has self-service fuel, hangars, a tie-down ramp, and a pilot lounge.
- The furthest airport from Brookings Airport (BOK) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,158 miles (17,957 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Brookings Airport covers an area of 90 acres at an elevation of 459 feet above mean sea level.
