Nonstop flight route between Palmdale, California, United States and Antananarivo, Madagascar:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD), Palmdale, California, United States and Ivato International Airport (TNR), Antananarivo, Madagascar would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,029 miles (or 17,750 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 Palmdale Regional Airport and Ivato 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 Palmdale Regional Airport and Ivato 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: | 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TNR / FMMI |
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Location: | Antananarivo, Madagascar |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°47'48"S by 47°28'44"E |
Area Served: | Antananarivo |
Operator/Owner: | ADEMA (Aéroports de Madagascar) |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 4198 feet (1,280 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TNR |
More Information: | TNR Maps & Info |
Facts about Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD):
- In late 2008 Palmdale expressed interest in assuming operations at Palmdale Airport, including management of the terminal, taxiways, and parking, from LAWA.
- During the 1990s, airlines operated out of the Palmdale Regional Airport, which consisted of the terminal and parking lot on leased land.
- Both the Air Force and its aircraft contractors needed a location away from major population centers - due to sonic booms, other noises and security concerns - but close enough to the major centers of aircraft design and production, while having excellent flying weather the year around.
- 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.
- Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD) has 3 runways.
- 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.
- Palmdale Regional Airport has a small airline terminal and a hangar.
- Between June 7 and December 31, 2007, the airport served 12,022 passengers, about 58 passengers per day.
Facts about Ivato International Airport (TNR):
- Because of Ivato International Airport's high elevation of 4,198 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TNR. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TNR a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Ivato International Airport (TNR) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Ivato International Airport", another name for TNR is "Antananarivo-Ivato Airport".
- The closest airport to Ivato International Airport (TNR) is Tsiroanomandidy Airport (WTS), which is located 93 miles (150 kilometers) W of TNR.
- Ivato International Airport handled 611,175 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Ivato International Airport (TNR) is Santa Cruz Island Airport (SZN), which is located 11,128 miles (17,908 kilometers) away in Santa Barbara, California, United States.