Nonstop flight route between Chingola, Zambia and Palmdale, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kasompe Airport (CGJ), Chingola, Zambia and Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD), Palmdale, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,820 miles (or 15,803 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 Kasompe Airport 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 Kasompe Airport and Palmdale Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kasompe Airport (CGJ):

• The furthest airport from Kasompe Airport (CGJ) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,906 miles (19,160 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
• Because of Kasompe Airport's high elevation of 4,636 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CGJ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CGJ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The closest airport to Kasompe Airport (CGJ) is Southdowns Airport (KIW), which is located 28 miles (46 kilometers) SE of CGJ.
• Kasompe Airport (CGJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Kasompe Airport", another name for CGJ is "FLKE".

Facts about Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD):

• 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.
• During the 1990s, airlines operated out of the Palmdale Regional Airport, which consisted of the terminal and parking lot on leased land.
• 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 (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.
• On September 3, 2008 the San Francisco service was increased from two 50-seat regional jets to four 30-seat turboprop flights per day.
• LAWA has used Plant 42's facilities in past years when at one point in the early 1990s several airlines used the Palmdale Regional Airport terminal sited on Plant 42.