Nonstop flight route between Lac La Biche, Alberta, Canada and Tonopah, Nevada, United States:
Departure Airport:
(54°46'13"N by 112°1'54"W)
Arrival Airport:
(37°47'40"N by 116°46'42"W)
Distance from YLB to XSD:
1,193.92 miles (1,921.42 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lac La Biche Airport (YLB), Lac La Biche, Alberta, Canada and Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD), Tonopah, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,194 miles (or 1,921 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 Lac La Biche Airport and Tonopah Test Range Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YLB / CYLB |
| Airport Name: | Lac La Biche Airport |
| Location: | Lac La Biche, Alberta, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°46'13"N by 112°1'54"W |
| Operator/Owner: | County of Lac La Biche |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1884 feet (574 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YLB |
| More Information: | YLB Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Lac La Biche Airport (YLB):
- Lac La Biche Airport (YLB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Lac La Biche Airport (YLB) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,120 miles (16,287 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Lac La Biche Airport (YLB) is St. Paul Aerodrome (ZSP), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) SSE of YLB.
Facts about Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD):
- 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 MiG-21 posed a major threat to Israeli Air Defenses as well as to American pilots over the skies of North Vietnam.
- The closest airport to Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) is Tonopah Airport (TPH), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NW of XSD.
- 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.
- All the models had quirks.
- Tonopah Test Range Airport, at the Tonopah Test Range is 27 NM southeast of Tonopah, Nevada and 140 mi northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 59.76 miles (96.17 km) SSE | St. Paul Aerodrome (ZSP) | St. Paul, Alberta, Canada |     |
| 2 | 60.92 miles (98.04 km) ESE | Bonnyville Airport (YBY) | Bonnyville, Alberta, Canada | |
| 3 | 74.55 miles (119.98 km) ESE | CFB Cold Lake (YOD) | Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada | |
| 4 | 95.96 miles (154.44 km) SW | CFB Edmonton (YED) | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| 5 | 114.56 miles (184.36 km) WNW | Slave Lake Airport (YZH) | Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada | |
| 6 | 118.84 miles (191.25 km) SSW | Edmonton International Airport (YEG) | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| 7 | 128.36 miles (206.58 km) SE | Lloydminster Airport (YLL) | Lloydminster, Alberta/Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 8 | 133.85 miles (215.42 km) NNE | Fort McMurray International Airport (YMM) | Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada | |
| 9 | 144.59 miles (232.70 km) SSE | Wainwright Aerodrome (YWV) | Wainwright, Alberta, Canada | |
| 10 | 147.82 miles (237.90 km) ESE | Meadow Lake Airport (YLJ) | Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 11 | 156.88 miles (252.48 km) WSW | Whitecourt Airport (YZU) | Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada | |
| 12 | 157.90 miles (254.11 km) SW | Drayton Valley Industrial Airport (YDC) | Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada | |
| 13 | 160.24 miles (257.88 km) ENE | Buffalo Narrows Airport (YVT) | Buffalo Narrows, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 14 | 173.94 miles (279.93 km) SSE | Vermilion Airport (YVG) | Vermilion, Alberta, Canada | |
| 15 | 187.78 miles (302.21 km) S | Coronation Airport (YCT) | Coronation, Alberta, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,120.11 miles (16,286.69 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 10,044.53 miles (16,165.06 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 3 | 10,035.17 miles (16,150.00 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,007.34 miles (16,105.21 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,005.57 miles (16,102.36 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 10,003.83 miles (16,099.56 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 9,989.78 miles (16,076.96 km) ESE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 8 | 9,981.94 miles (16,064.33 km) ESE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 9 | 9,964.10 miles (16,035.62 km) ESE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 10 | 9,956.40 miles (16,023.23 km) ESE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 11 | 9,941.44 miles (15,999.15 km) ESE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 12 | 9,922.01 miles (15,967.89 km) ESE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 13 | 9,906.62 miles (15,943.12 km) ESE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,902.77 miles (15,936.93 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 9,898.72 miles (15,930.41 km) ESE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 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 | |