Nonstop flight route between Namorik Atoll, Marshall Islands and Palmdale, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(5°37'59"N by 168°7'32"E)
Arrival Airport:
(34°37'45"N by 118°5'3"W)
Distance from NDK to PMD:
5,076.86 miles (8,170.40 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Namorik Airport (NDK), Namorik Atoll, Marshall Islands and Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD), Palmdale, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,077 miles (or 8,170 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 Namorik 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 Namorik 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: | NDK / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Namorik Atoll, Marshall Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°37'59"N by 168°7'32"E |
| Area Served: | Namorik, Namorik Atoll, Marshall Islands |
| Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NDK |
| More Information: | NDK 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 Namorik Airport (NDK):
- Because of Namorik Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Namorik 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 Namorik Airport (NDK) is Kili Airport (KIO), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) E of NDK.
- In addition to being known as "Namorik Airport", another name for NDK is "3N0".
- Namorik Airport (NDK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Namorik Airport (NDK) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Namorik Airport (meaning Namorik Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,200 miles (19,634 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
Facts about Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD):
- 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.
- 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.
- In January 2007 subsidies valued at $4.6 million, with $2 million slated to underwrite losses incurred from providing airline service, were raised to restore commercial service to the airport.
- Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD) has 3 runways.
- 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.
- Palmdale Regional Airport has a small airline terminal and a hangar.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 68.94 miles (110.94 km) E | Kili Airport (KIO) | Kili Island, Marshall Islands |     |
| 2 | 83.48 miles (134.35 km) SSE | Ebon Airport (EBO) | Ebon Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 3 | 105.63 miles (169.99 km) E | Jaluit Airport (UIT) | Jaluit Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 4 | 128.93 miles (207.49 km) NNE | Woja Airport (WJA) | Woja, Marshall Islands | |
| 5 | 129.38 miles (208.22 km) NNE | Ailinglaplap Atoll (AIP) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 6 | 145.29 miles (233.82 km) NNE | Jeh Airport (JEJ) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 7 | 147.42 miles (237.25 km) N | Majkin Airport (MJE) | Majkin, Marshall Islands | |
| 8 | 157.52 miles (253.50 km) NNE | Jabot Airport (JAT) | Jabat Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 9 | 214.77 miles (345.64 km) N | Ebadon Airstrip (EBN) | Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 214.99 miles (345.99 km) N | Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 236.21 miles (380.14 km) ENE | Airok Airport (AIC) | Airok, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 237.61 miles (382.39 km) ENE | Marshall Islands International Airport (MAJ) | Majuro, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 249.58 miles (401.66 km) ENE | Ine Airport (IMI) | Ine, Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 249.78 miles (401.98 km) E | Mili Airport (MIJ) | Mili Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 260.54 miles (419.29 km) NNW | Lae Airport (LML) | Lae Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,200.28 miles (19,634.41 km) SE | RAF Ascension (ASI) | Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena | |
| 2 | 11,687.37 miles (18,808.95 km) SSW | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 3 | 11,686.60 miles (18,807.71 km) SSW | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 4 | 11,674.72 miles (18,788.59 km) SSW | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 5 | 11,629.87 miles (18,716.42 km) N | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 6 | 11,610.27 miles (18,684.87 km) N | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 7 | 11,609.47 miles (18,683.58 km) N | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 8 | 11,606.53 miles (18,678.85 km) SSW | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 9 | 11,589.46 miles (18,651.38 km) NNW | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 10 | 11,544.28 miles (18,578.67 km) NNW | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 11 | 11,529.91 miles (18,555.54 km) NNW | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 12 | 11,528.22 miles (18,552.83 km) NNW | Divo Airport (DIV) | Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 13 | 11,526.10 miles (18,549.42 km) N | Sherbro International Airport (BTE) | Bonthe, Sierra Leone | |
| 14 | 11,507.15 miles (18,518.92 km) N | Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) | Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone | |
| 15 | 11,505.51 miles (18,516.28 km) SW | Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.85 miles (17.46 km) NW | General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF) | Lancaster, California, United States | |
| 2 | 22.22 miles (35.77 km) NNE | Edwards Air Force Base (EDW) | Edwards, California, United States | |
| 3 | 29.95 miles (48.21 km) N | Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV) | Mojave, California, United States | |
| 4 | 31.71 miles (51.03 km) SW | Whiteman Airport (WHP) | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| 5 | 33.50 miles (53.91 km) SSW | Bob Hope Airport (BUR) | Burbank, California, United States | |
| 6 | 37.09 miles (59.68 km) SW | Van Nuys Airport (VNY) | Van Nuys, California, United States | |
| 7 | 37.65 miles (60.59 km) S | San Gabriel Valley (El Monte) Airport (EMT) | El Monte, California, United States | |
| 8 | 39.94 miles (64.28 km) E | Southern California Logistics Airport (VCV) | Victorville, California, United States | |
| 9 | 40.30 miles (64.86 km) NNW | Tehachapi Municipal Airport (TSP) | Tehachapi, California, United States | |
| 10 | 40.97 miles (65.94 km) SSE | Brackett Field (POC) | La Verne, California, United States | |
| 11 | 42.34 miles (68.13 km) SSE | Cable Airport (CCB) | Upland, California, United States | |
| 12 | 47.29 miles (76.10 km) SSW | Santa Monica Airport (SMO) | Santa Monica, California, United States | |
| 13 | 48.26 miles (77.67 km) SE | LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) | Ontario (near Los Angeles), California, United States | |
| 14 | 50.88 miles (81.89 km) SSW | Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR) | Hawthorne, California, United States | |
| 15 | 50.93 miles (81.97 km) SSW | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,436.33 miles (18,404.95 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,422.33 miles (18,382.41 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,410.70 miles (18,363.70 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,405.45 miles (18,355.25 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,324.03 miles (18,224.22 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,200.81 miles (18,025.92 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,196.09 miles (18,018.32 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,157.09 miles (17,955.55 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,059.82 miles (17,799.01 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,031.77 miles (17,753.87 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,029.40 miles (17,750.05 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,015.26 miles (17,727.30 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 11,013.45 miles (17,724.39 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 11,003.76 miles (17,708.79 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,988.60 miles (17,684.40 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |