Nonstop flight route between Tonopah, Nevada, United States and Lake City, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD), Tonopah, Nevada, United States and Lake City Gateway Airport (LCQ), Lake City, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,016 miles (or 3,245 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 Tonopah Test Range Airport and Lake City Gateway Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LCQ / KLCQ |
Airport Name: | Lake City Gateway Airport |
Location: | Lake City, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°10'54"N by 82°34'36"W |
Area Served: | Lake City, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | City of Lake City |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 201 feet (61 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LCQ |
More Information: | LCQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD):
- The advent of Operation Rolling Thunder during the Vietnam War in March of 1965 led to the introduction of the obsolete and subsonic MiG-17 and the supersonic MiG-21 by the North Vietnamese Air Force being pitted against U.S.
- Near the end of the Cold War the program was abandoned and the squadron was disbanded.
- The closest airport to Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) is Tonopah Airport (TPH), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NW of XSD.
- Over the course of its history U.S.
- 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.
- In the 1980s, Tonopah Airport became a major operating location for the Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk.
- None of the Soviet-designed aircraft at Tonopah flew in bad weather or at night.
- The primary access to the facility is off of U.S.
- The Tonopah Test Range airfield came into existence in 1957 and was used by the Department of Energy, the Air Force, and several contractors.
- Tonopah is owned by the USAF Air Combat Command.
Facts about Lake City Gateway Airport (LCQ):
- The NAS Lake City property was deemed surplus and subsequently conveyed to the city of Lake City by the General Services Administration.
- The furthest airport from Lake City Gateway Airport (LCQ) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,409 miles (18,361 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Lake City Gateway Airport (LCQ) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Lake City Gateway Airport (LCQ) is Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV), which is located 39 miles (62 kilometers) SSE of LCQ.
- Lake City Gateway Airport covers an area of 1,250 acres at an elevation of 201 feet above mean sea level.
- Because of Lake City Gateway Airport's relatively low elevation of 201 feet, planes can take off or land at Lake City Gateway 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.