Nonstop flight route between Kendari, Indonesia and Palmdale, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Haluoleo Airport (WMA) (KDI), Kendari, Indonesia and Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD), Palmdale, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,042 miles (or 12,943 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 Haluoleo Airport (WMA) and Palmdale Regional 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 Haluoleo Airport (WMA) and Palmdale Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KDI / WAWW |
Airport Name: | Haluoleo Airport (WMA) |
Location: | Kendari, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°4'53"S by 122°25'5"E |
Area Served: | Kendari |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Southeast Sulawesi |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 538 feet (164 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KDI |
More Information: | KDI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PMD / KPMD |
Airport Name: | Palmdale Regional Airport |
Location: | Palmdale, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°37'45"N by 118°5'3"W |
Area Served: | Palmdale, California |
Airport Type: | Public/Military (Joint Use) |
Elevation: | 2543 feet (775 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from PMD |
More Information: | PMD Maps & Info |
Facts about Haluoleo Airport (WMA) (KDI):
- Haluoleo Airport (WMA) (KDI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Haluoleo Airport (WMA) (KDI) is Betoambari Airport (BUW), which is located 98 miles (157 kilometers) S of KDI.
- Because of Haluoleo Airport (WMA)'s relatively low elevation of 538 feet, planes can take off or land at Haluoleo Airport (WMA) 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 furthest airport from Haluoleo Airport (WMA) (KDI) is Washabo Airstrip (WSO), which is nearly antipodal to Haluoleo Airport (WMA) (meaning Haluoleo Airport (WMA) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Washabo Airstrip), and is located 12,351 miles (19,877 kilometers) away in Washabo, Suriname.
Facts about Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD):
- The airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service facility based on enplanements in 2008.Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 10,392 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 82% more than the 5,712 in 2007.
- The furthest airport from Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,436 miles (18,405 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The origins of Palmdale Regional Airport go to the early 1930s, when a small airstrip was built in the desert.
- In January 2007 subsidies valued at $4.6 million, with $2 million slated to underwrite losses incurred from providing airline service, were raised to restore commercial service to the airport.
- On February 1, 1991, USAir Flight 1493, a Boeing 737 landing on Runway 24L at LAX, collided upon touchdown with a SkyWest Airlines Fairchild Metroliner, Flight 5569 departing to Palmdale Regional Airport, that had been holding in position on the same runway.
- Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD) is General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) NW of PMD.