Nonstop flight route between Tôlanaro, Madagascar and Palm Springs, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), Tôlanaro, Madagascar and Bermuda Dunes Airport (UDD), Palm Springs, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,264 miles (or 18,127 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 Tôlanaro Airport and Bermuda Dunes 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 Tôlanaro Airport and Bermuda Dunes Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FTU / FMSD |
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Location: | Tôlanaro, Madagascar |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°2'17"S by 46°57'20"E |
Area Served: | Tôlanaro |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FTU |
More Information: | FTU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UDD / KUDD |
Airport Name: | Bermuda Dunes Airport |
Location: | Palm Springs, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°44'53"N by 116°16'28"W |
Operator/Owner: | Bermuda Dunes Airport Corp. |
Airport Type: | Public use |
Elevation: | 73 feet (22 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UDD |
More Information: | UDD Maps & Info |
Facts about Tôlanaro Airport (FTU):
- Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Tôlanaro Airport", another name for FTU is "Marillac Airport".
- The furthest airport from Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) is Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG), which is located 11,435 miles (18,402 kilometers) away in Lompoc, California, United States.
- The closest airport to Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) is Ampanihy Airport (AMP), which is located 141 miles (227 kilometers) W of FTU.
- Because of Tôlanaro Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Tôlanaro 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.
Facts about Bermuda Dunes Airport (UDD):
- The furthest airport from Bermuda Dunes Airport (UDD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,470 miles (18,459 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
- Bermuda Dunes Airport (UDD) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Bermuda Dunes Airport's relatively low elevation of 73 feet, planes can take off or land at Bermuda Dunes 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.
- The airport is home to Desert West Aviation, a local flight school as well as Desert Jet, a local aircraft charter company recently named the preferred jet provider for the airport
- The closest airport to Bermuda Dunes Airport (UDD) is Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (TRM), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SE of UDD.