Nonstop flight route between Porterville, California, United States and Christmas Island, Kiribati:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV), Porterville, California, United States and Cassidy International Airport (CXI), Christmas Island, Kiribati would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,392 miles (or 5,459 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 Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield and Cassidy International 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 Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield and Cassidy International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PTV / KPTV |
Airport Name: | Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield |
Location: | Porterville, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°1'46"N by 119°3'46"W |
Area Served: | Porterville, California |
Operator/Owner: | City of Porterville |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 442 feet (135 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PTV |
More Information: | PTV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CXI / PLCH |
Airport Name: | Cassidy International Airport |
Location: | Christmas Island, Kiribati |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°59'9"N by 157°20'58"W |
Area Served: | Kiritimati |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CXI |
More Information: | CXI Maps & Info |
Facts about Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV):
- The furthest airport from Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,368 miles (18,294 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport was opened in September 1942 as Porterville Army Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Fourth Air Force as a training base during World War II.
- Because of Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 442 feet, planes can take off or land at Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield 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.
- The closest airport to Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV) is Mefford Field (TLR), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) WNW of PTV.
Facts about Cassidy International Airport (CXI):
- Cassidy International Airport (CXI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Cassidy International Airport (CXI) is Ikela Airport (IKL), which is nearly antipodal to Cassidy International Airport (meaning Cassidy International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ikela Airport), and is located 12,367 miles (19,903 kilometers) away in Ikela, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Cassidy International Airport is an airport located north of Banana, a settlement on Kiritimati in Kiribati.
- The airport is at an elevation of 5ft above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Cassidy International Airport (CXI) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is located 891 miles (1,433 kilometers) SSW of CXI.
- Because of Cassidy International Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Cassidy International 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.