Nonstop flight route between Tonopah, Nevada, United States and Omaha, Nebraska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD), Tonopah, Nevada, United States and Millard Airport (MIQ), Omaha, Nebraska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,124 miles (or 1,809 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 Millard 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: | MIQ / KMLE |
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| Location: | Omaha, Nebraska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°11'45"N by 96°6'43"W |
| Area Served: | greater Omaha, Nebraska |
| Operator/Owner: | Omaha Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1051 feet (320 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MIQ |
| More Information: | MIQ 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.
- In 2006, the Constant Peg program was declassified and the USAF held a series of press conferences about the former top secret US MiGs.
- What was learned during these projects prompted the US Navy to commence Top Gun exercises first at NAS Miramar, California and then NAS Fallon, Nevada.
- 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 Tonopah Test Range airfield came into existence in 1957 and was used by the Department of Energy, the Air Force, and several contractors.
- The closest airport to Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) is Tonopah Airport (TPH), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NW of XSD.
- 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.
Facts about Millard Airport (MIQ):
- Millard Airport is a public airport located seven miles southwest of the central business district of Omaha, a city in Douglas County, Nebraska, United States.
- Millard Airport (MIQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Millard Airport (MIQ) is Offutt Air Force Base (OFF), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) ESE of MIQ.
- The furthest airport from Millard Airport (MIQ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,666 miles (17,165 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Millard Airport", another name for MIQ is "MLE".
