Nonstop flight route between Moscow, Russia and Palmdale, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME), Moscow, Russia and Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD), Palmdale, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,056 miles (or 9,746 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 Moscow Domodedovo 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 Moscow Domodedovo 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 Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME):

• As of November 2011, new concourse extensions adjacent to the current terminal building are under construction.
• In addition to being known as "Moscow Domodedovo Airport", another name for DME is "Московский аэропорт Домодедово".
• Because of Moscow Domodedovo Airport's relatively low elevation of 588 feet, planes can take off or land at Moscow Domodedovo 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.
• Domodedovo Airport has one terminal building comprising two separate concourses for domestic and international flights, respectively.
• East Line's strategic goal to stabilize the airport's future and to establish Domodedovo as an important international and multi-modal transportation hub was gradually achieved throughout the 2000s.
• Domodedovo is Russia's first airport to have parallel runways operating simultaneously.
• Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) has 3 runways.
• The furthest airport from Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,726 miles (17,262 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The airport has a railway station with service to the Paveletsky Rail Terminal in central Moscow.
• The closest airport to Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) is Bykovo Airport (BKA), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NNE of DME.
• In 2003, the airport began an expansion program designed to obtain approval for wide-body aircraft operations.

Facts about Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD):

• 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.
• 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.
• The Blackbird Airpark Museum is an extension of the AFFTC Museum at Edwards AFB, while the Heritage Airpark is operated by the City of Palmdale.
• After several airlines were unable to sustain operations at Palmdale, the terminal was remodeled and reopened in May 2007.
• 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.