Nonstop flight route between Mount Pleasant, Iowa, United States and Porterville, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MPZ), Mount Pleasant, Iowa, United States and Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV), Porterville, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,521 miles (or 2,449 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 Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport and Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MPZ / KMPZ | 
| Airport Name: | Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport | 
| Location: | Mount Pleasant, Iowa, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°56'48"N by 91°30'39"W | 
| Area Served: | Mount Pleasant, Iowa | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Mount Pleasant | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 730 feet (223 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MPZ | 
| More Information: | MPZ Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PTV / KPTV | 
| Airport Name: | Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield | 
| Location: | Porterville, California, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°1'46"N by 119°3'46"W | 
| Area Served: | Porterville, California | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Porterville | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 442 feet (135 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from PTV | 
| More Information: | PTV Maps & Info | 
Facts about Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MPZ):
- Because of Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 730 feet, planes can take off or land at Mount Pleasant Municipal 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 Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MPZ) is Southeast Iowa Regional Airport (BRL), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) ESE of MPZ.
 - The furthest airport from Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MPZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,906 miles (17,551 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 - Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MPZ) has 2 runways.
 
Facts about Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV):
- The furthest airport from Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,368 miles (18,294 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
 - Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Because of Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 442 feet, planes can take off or land at Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville 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.
 - At the end of the war the airfield was determined to be excess by the military and turned over to the local government for civil use.
 - The closest airport to Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV) is Mefford Field (TLR), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) WNW of PTV.
 - The airport was opened in September 1942 as Porterville Army Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Fourth Air Force as a training base during World War II.
 
