Nonstop flight route between Mercury, Nevada, United States and Mobile, Alabama, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yucca Airstrip (UCC), Mercury, Nevada, United States and Mobile Regional Airport (MOB), Mobile, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,646 miles (or 2,650 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 Yucca Airstrip and Mobile Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UCC / KUCC |
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Location: | Mercury, Nevada, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°56'44"N by 116°2'16"W |
Operator/Owner: | Department of Energy |
Elevation: | 3919 feet (1,195 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from UCC |
More Information: | UCC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MOB / KMOB |
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Location: | Mobile, Alabama, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°41'29"N by 88°14'34"W |
Area Served: | Mobile, Alabama |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 219 feet (67 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MOB |
More Information: | MOB Maps & Info |
Facts about Yucca Airstrip (UCC):
- Yucca Airstrip (UCC) has 2 runways.
- The airport was the staging area for SHOT BADGER, a test of the UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE Series of nuclear test shots on April 18, 1953.
- The furthest airport from Yucca Airstrip (UCC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,249 miles (18,103 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Yucca Airstrip", another name for UCC is "NV11".
- The asphalt runway was constructed in 2002 as part of an unmanned aerial vehicle test facility.
- The closest airport to Yucca Airstrip (UCC) is Desert Rock Airport (DRA), which is located 23 miles (36 kilometers) S of UCC.
Facts about Mobile Regional Airport (MOB):
- The Army used this airport as a basic pilot training airfield, under contract to Waterman Airlines.
- National Airlines served Mobile with Lockheed L-188 Electras.
- Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) has 2 runways.
- Southern Airways also served Mobile.
- Continental Airlines flew nonstop service to Houston Intercontinental Airport during the late 1990s with Boeing 737-200 and McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 jets.
- In addition to being known as "Mobile Regional Airport", other names for MOB include "Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile" and "(former Bates Army Airfield)".
- The furthest airport from Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,118 miles (17,893 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- In 2010 Northwest Airlines merged into Delta Air Lines.
- The closest airport to Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) is Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ESE of MOB.
- In 1944 with the reduced demand for pilots, the Army ended the flying training, and Domestic Transport Division of Air Transport Command used the airport as a transport airfield.
- Because of Mobile Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 219 feet, planes can take off or land at Mobile Regional Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.