Nonstop flight route between Macon, Georgia, United States and Palm Springs, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown Airport (MAC), Macon, Georgia, United States and Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (TRM), Palm Springs, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,877 miles (or 3,021 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 relatively short distance between Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown Airport and Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown Airport (MAC):

• Macon Downtown Airport has its origins beginning in World War I as "Camp Wheeler".
• Macon Downtown Airport covers an area of 401 acres at an elevation of 437 feet above mean sea level.
• During the early 1980s, the City considered closing Smart and turning the property into an industrial park.
• The closest airport to Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown Airport (MAC) is Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) SSW of MAC.
• The furthest airport from Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown Airport (MAC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,359 miles (18,280 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown Airport's relatively low elevation of 437 feet, planes can take off or land at Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown 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.
• With the defense buildup in 1940 the Army reactivated Camp Wheeler, adjacent to Smart Field, in March 1941.
• Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown Airport (MAC) has 2 runways.

Facts about Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (TRM):

• Located in the Coachella Valley 115 feet below sea level, the place was named Thermal for a reason.
• In addition to being known as "Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport", another name for TRM is "(former Thermal Army Air Field)".
• Because of Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of -115 feet, planes can take off or land at Jacqueline Cochran Regional 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 closest airport to Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (TRM) is Bermuda Dunes Airport (UDD), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) NW of TRM.
• The Navy closed Thermal on November 1, 1945, returning the field to the Army two months later.
• Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (TRM) has 2 runways.
• The airport is one mile west of the California State Route 86S expressway and six miles south of Interstate 10 in the lower Coachella Valley of central Riverside County, an area known as the Desert Resorts Region.
• The furthest airport from Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (TRM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,478 miles (18,472 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.