Nonstop flight route between Norrköping, Sweden and Palmdale, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Norrköping Airport (NRK), Norrköping, Sweden and Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD), Palmdale, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,480 miles (or 8,820 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 Norrköping 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 Norrköping Airport and Palmdale Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Norrköping Airport (NRK):

• The closest airport to Norrköping Airport (NRK) is Linköping City Airport (LPI), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) WSW of NRK.
• Because of Norrköping Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Norrköping 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.
• Norrköping Airport is an airport situated around 3 km from the city center of Norrköping, Sweden.
• As of May 2012, Flybe Nordic was the only airline to fly scheduled services from the airport.
• The airport was founded in 1934.
• The furthest airport from Norrköping Airport (NRK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,282 miles (18,156 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Norrköping Airport (NRK) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD):

• 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.
• 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.
• After several airlines were unable to sustain operations at Palmdale, the terminal was remodeled and reopened in May 2007.
• Palmdale Regional Airport has a small airline terminal and a hangar.
• Both the Air Force and its aircraft contractors needed a location away from major population centers - due to sonic booms, other noises and security concerns - but close enough to the major centers of aircraft design and production, while having excellent flying weather the year around.
• In February 2007 the city of Palmdale and LAWA selected United Airlines to provide service between Palmdale and San Francisco International Airport.
• Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD) has 3 runways.
• 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.
• Palmdale Army Airfield was declared a surplus facility in 1946 and was purchased by Los Angeles County for use as a municipal airport.