Nonstop flight route between Constanța, Romania and Palm Springs, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport (CND), Constanța, Romania and Palm Springs International AirportPalm Springs Army Airfield (PSP), Palm Springs, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,604 miles (or 10,628 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 Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport and Palm Springs International AirportPalm Springs Army Airfield, 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 Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport and Palm Springs International AirportPalm Springs Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport (CND):

• Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport (CND) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport's relatively low elevation of 353 feet, planes can take off or land at Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" 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.
• As of October 2009 the US has spent $48 million upgrading the base.
• Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport handled 73,301 passengers last year.
• The airport was home of the former Romanian Air Force 57th Air Base, which was the only unit operating the Mikoyan MiG-29 fighter aircraft.
• The furthest airport from Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport (CND) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,203 miles (18,029 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport", another name for CND is "Aeroportul Internaţional Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu".
• Use of the airport peaked at 778,766 passengers in 1979, when tourism to the Romanian Riviera was at a high.
• The closest airport to Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport (CND) is Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR), which is located 85 miles (136 kilometers) SSW of CND.
• During the first three months of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the airport was transited by 1,300 cargo and personnel transports towards Iraq, comprising 6,200 personnel and about 11,100 tons of equipment.

Facts about Palm Springs International AirportPalm Springs Army Airfield (PSP):

• Many of the field's Air Transport Command 560th Army Air Forces Base Unit personnel stayed at the comfortable Lapaz Guest Ranch nearby.
• Although a true international airport, PSP does have customs for general aviation aircraft only, and immigration facilities.
• Departing passengers are routed first to airline ticket counters or kiosks for checking in.
• In March 1941 the War Department certified improvements to the existing airport in Palm Springs as essential to National Defense.
• The closest airport to Palm Springs International AirportPalm Springs Army Airfield (PSP) is Bermuda Dunes Airport (UDD), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ESE of PSP.
• The furthest airport from Palm Springs International AirportPalm Springs Army Airfield (PSP) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,464 miles (18,450 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Because of Palm Springs International AirportPalm Springs Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 477 feet, planes can take off or land at Palm Springs International AirportPalm Springs 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.
• Palm Springs International AirportPalm Springs Army Airfield (PSP) has 2 runways.