Nonstop flight route between Ejin Banner, Inner Mongolia, China and Minden, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ejin Banner Taolai Airport (EJN), Ejin Banner, Inner Mongolia, China and Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV), Minden, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,282 miles (or 10,110 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 Ejin Banner Taolai Airport and Minden-Tahoe 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 Ejin Banner Taolai Airport and Minden-Tahoe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EJN / |
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Location: | Ejin Banner, Inner Mongolia, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°0'56"N by 101°0'2"E |
Area Served: | Ejin Banner, Inner Mongolia, China |
Operator/Owner: | Inner Mongolia Civil Airports Group Co. |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from EJN |
More Information: | EJN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MEV / KMEV |
Airport Name: | Minden-Tahoe Airport |
Location: | Minden, Nevada, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°0'2"N by 119°45'6"W |
Area Served: | Minden, Nevada |
Operator/Owner: | Douglas County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4722 feet (1,439 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from MEV |
More Information: | MEV Maps & Info |
Facts about Ejin Banner Taolai Airport (EJN):
- The closest airport to Ejin Banner Taolai Airport (EJN) is Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport (RHT), which is located 197 miles (316 kilometers) S of EJN.
- The furthest airport from Ejin Banner Taolai Airport (EJN) is Pupelde Airfield (ZUD), which is nearly antipodal to Ejin Banner Taolai Airport (meaning Ejin Banner Taolai Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pupelde Airfield), and is located 12,169 miles (19,585 kilometers) away in Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Ejin Banner Taolai Airport", another name for EJN is "额济纳旗桃来机场".
Facts about Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV):
- Because of Minden-Tahoe Airport's high elevation of 4,722 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MEV. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MEV a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Minden-Tahoe Airport is the base for the "Introduction to Soaring" tutorial mission supplied with Microsoft Flight Simulator X.
- The closest airport to Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV) is Carson Airport (CSN), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) N of MEV.
- Gliders are usually towed to altitudes of 1,000 to 2,000 ft over the airport, and they are often able to make out and return flights to the White Mountains, Owens Valley, and Eastern Nevada, often covering distances of over 500 mi.
- Minden-Tahoe Airport is a general aviation airport serving the Carson Valley in Douglas County, including the towns of Minden, Gardnerville and Genoa, Nevada.
- During the winter months, the famous Sierra mountain wave can carry gliders well over 25,000 ft, with the Minden record well over 40,000 ft.
- Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,200 miles (18,025 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.