Nonstop flight route between Minden, Nevada, United States and Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV), Minden, Nevada, United States and Prince Albert (Glass Field) Airport (YPA), Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,187 miles (or 1,910 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 Minden-Tahoe Airport and Prince Albert (Glass Field) Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YPA / CYPA |
Airport Name: | Prince Albert (Glass Field) Airport |
Location: | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°12'51"N by 105°40'23"W |
Area Served: | Prince Albert |
Operator/Owner: | City of Prince Albert |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1405 feet (428 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YPA |
More Information: | YPA Maps & Info |
Facts about Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV):
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV) has 3 runways.
Facts about Prince Albert (Glass Field) Airport (YPA):
- All that remains of the former No.
- Prince Albert (Glass Field) Airport (YPA) has 2 runways.
- This airport is now named for Floyd Glass, who learned to fly in the late 1930s, then served as a military flying training instructor during the Second World War.
- The closest airport to Prince Albert (Glass Field) Airport (YPA) is Tisdale Airport (YTT), which is located 72 miles (115 kilometers) ESE of YPA.
- The furthest airport from Prince Albert (Glass Field) Airport (YPA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,052 miles (16,178 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.