Nonstop flight route between Mercury, Nevada, United States and Tamanrasset, Algeria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Desert Rock Airport (DRA), Mercury, Nevada, United States and Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport (TMR), Tamanrasset, Algeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,835 miles (or 11,000 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 Desert Rock Airport and Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok 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 Desert Rock Airport and Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRA / KDRA |
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Location: | Mercury, Nevada, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°37'9"N by 116°1'58"W |
Operator/Owner: | Mercury, Nevada |
Airport Type: | United States Department of Energy/Nevada |
Elevation: | 1010 feet (308 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DRA |
More Information: | DRA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TMR / DAAT |
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Location: | Tamanrasset, Algeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°48'39"N by 5°27'2"E |
Area Served: | Tamanrasset, Algeria |
Operator/Owner: | EGSA Alger |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4518 feet (1,377 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TMR |
More Information: | TMR Maps & Info |
Facts about Desert Rock Airport (DRA):
- Desert Rock Airport (DRA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Desert Rock Airport (DRA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,271 miles (18,139 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Desert Rock Airport (DRA) is 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), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of DRA.
- In addition to being known as "Desert Rock Airport", another name for DRA is "NV65".
Facts about Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport (TMR):
- Because of Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport's high elevation of 4,518 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TMR. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TMR a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport (TMR) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport", other names for TMR include "Tamanrasset Airport (Aguenar)" and "Aéroport de Tamanrasset / Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok".
- The closest airport to Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport (TMR) is In Guezzam Airport (INF), which is located 225 miles (363 kilometers) S of TMR.
- The furthest airport from Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport (TMR) is Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU), which is nearly antipodal to Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport (meaning Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fuaʻamotu International Airport), and is located 12,322 miles (19,830 kilometers) away in Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga.