Nonstop flight route between Torrance, California, United States and Drietabbetje, Suriname:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip (TOA), Torrance, California, United States and Drietabbetje Airstrip (DRJ), Drietabbetje, Suriname would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,557 miles (or 7,333 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 Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip and Drietabbetje Airstrip, 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 Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip and Drietabbetje Airstrip. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TOA / KTOA |
Airport Name: | Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip |
Location: | Torrance, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°48'11"N by 118°20'22"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Torrance |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 103 feet (31 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TOA |
More Information: | TOA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRJ / SMDA |
Airport Name: | Drietabbetje Airstrip |
Location: | Drietabbetje, Suriname |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°7'0"N by 54°40'0"W |
Operator/Owner: | Luchtvaartdienst Suriname |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 236 feet (72 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from DRJ |
More Information: | DRJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip (TOA):
- The furthest airport from Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip (TOA) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,494 miles (18,498 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The closest airport to Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip (TOA) is Compton/Woodley Airport (CPM), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NE of TOA.
- The airport was completed by the United States Army Air Forces on 31 March 1943, and was known as Lomita Flight Strip.
- Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip (TOA) has 2 runways.
- Because of Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip's relatively low elevation of 103 feet, planes can take off or land at Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip 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 helipad for a neighboring hospital, the Torrance Medical Center, is at the north-west corner of the airfield.
Facts about Drietabbetje Airstrip (DRJ):
- The closest airport to Drietabbetje Airstrip (DRJ) is Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip (SMZ), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) NE of DRJ.
- The furthest airport from Drietabbetje Airstrip (DRJ) is Namrole Airport (NRE), which is nearly antipodal to Drietabbetje Airstrip (meaning Drietabbetje Airstrip is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Namrole Airport), and is located 12,341 miles (19,861 kilometers) away in Buru, Indonesia.
- Because of Drietabbetje Airstrip's relatively low elevation of 236 feet, planes can take off or land at Drietabbetje Airstrip 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.