Nonstop flight route between El Salvador, Chile and Palmdale, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR), El Salvador, Chile and Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD), Palmdale, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,265 miles (or 8,473 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 Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo 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 Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport and Palmdale Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ESR / SCES |
Airport Name: | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport |
Location: | El Salvador, Chile |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°18'39"S by 69°45'55"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5240 feet (1,597 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ESR |
More Information: | ESR Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR):
- The closest airport to Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) W of ESR.
- The furthest airport from Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) is Liping Airport (HZH), which is nearly antipodal to Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (meaning Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Liping Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Liping County, Guizhou, China.
- Because of Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport's high elevation of 5,240 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ESR. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ESR a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD):
- Palmdale Regional Airport is an airport in Palmdale, California.
- 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.
- 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.
- In 1989, Los Angeles World Airports, a department of the City of Los Angeles, and the U.S.
- 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.