Nonstop flight route between Tonopah, Nevada, United States and Magas, Republic of Ingushetia, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(37°47'40"N by 116°46'42"W)
Arrival Airport:
(43°19'9"N by 45°0'46"E)
Distance from XSD to IGT:
6,717.26 miles (10,810.35 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD), Tonopah, Nevada, United States and Magas Airport (IGT), Magas, Republic of Ingushetia, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,717 miles (or 10,810 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 Magas 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 Magas 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: | IGT / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Magas, Republic of Ingushetia, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°19'9"N by 45°0'46"E |
| Area Served: | Magas, Nazran |
| View all routes: | Routes from IGT |
| More Information: | IGT Maps & Info |
Facts about Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD):
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- In 2003, after the seizure of the Iraqi Air Force Al-Taqaddum Air Base, an advanced Russian MiG-25 Foxbat was found buried in the sand after an informant tipped off U.S.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) is Tonopah Airport (TPH), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NW of XSD.
- The earliest known depiction of the airfield was on the July 1970 Air Force Tactical Pilotage Chart.
- None of the Soviet-designed aircraft at Tonopah flew in bad weather or at night.
Facts about Magas Airport (IGT):
- The closest airport to Magas Airport (IGT) is Beslan Airport (OGZ), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) WSW of IGT.
- In addition to being known as "Magas Airport", other names for IGT include "Аэропорт Магас" and "URMS".
- The furthest airport from Magas Airport (IGT) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,039 miles (17,765 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
| 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 | 21.92 miles (35.27 km) WSW | Beslan Airport (OGZ) | Beslan / Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia–Alania, Russia | |
| 2 | 34.83 miles (56.05 km) E | Grozny Airport (GRV) | Grozny, Russia | |
| 3 | 70.28 miles (113.11 km) WNW | Nalchik Airport (NAL) | Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia | |
| 4 | 114.05 miles (183.55 km) S | Tbilisi Airport (TBS) | Tbilisi, Georgia | |
| 5 | 114.88 miles (184.88 km) WNW | Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV) | Mineralnye Vody, Russia | |
| 6 | 137.66 miles (221.55 km) ESE | Makhachkala International Airport "Uytash" (MCX) | Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia | |
| 7 | 147.82 miles (237.89 km) SE | Zaqatala International Airport (ZTU) | Zaqatala, Azerbaijan | |
| 8 | 150.72 miles (242.57 km) WSW | David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport (KUT) | Kutaisi, Imereti, Georgia | |
| 9 | 187.11 miles (301.13 km) SSW | Shirak International Airport (LWN) | Gyumri, Armenia | |
| 10 | 189.52 miles (305.01 km) NW | Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport (STW) | Stavropol, Russia | |
| 11 | 190.51 miles (306.60 km) SSE | Ganja International Airport (KVD) | Ganja, Azerbaijan | |
| 12 | 198.58 miles (319.59 km) W | Sukhumi Babushara Airport (SUI) | Sukhumi, Georgia | |
| 13 | 210.25 miles (338.36 km) WSW | Batumi International Airport (BUS) | Batumi, Georgia | |
| 14 | 213.68 miles (343.88 km) N | Elista International Airport (ESL) | Elista, Kalmykia, Russia | |
| 15 | 214.00 miles (344.40 km) SSW | Kars Airport (KSY) | Kars, Turkey | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,038.69 miles (17,765.01 km) S | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 10,865.25 miles (17,485.87 km) S | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,761.69 miles (17,319.22 km) S | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 10,715.88 miles (17,245.49 km) SE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,703.77 miles (17,226.01 km) S | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 10,658.19 miles (17,152.66 km) SSE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 10,625.50 miles (17,100.04 km) WSW | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,539.52 miles (16,961.67 km) SSE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 10,520.95 miles (16,931.78 km) SSE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 10,505.21 miles (16,906.46 km) SSE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 10,501.55 miles (16,900.57 km) SSE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 10,461.94 miles (16,836.82 km) SSE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 10,457.66 miles (16,829.93 km) SE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 14 | 10,453.83 miles (16,823.76 km) SSE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 10,451.03 miles (16,819.26 km) SSE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |