Nonstop flight route between Panama City, Florida, United States and Kelso, Washington, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tyndall Air Force Base (PAM), Panama City, Florida, United States and Southwest Washington Regional Airport (KLS), Kelso, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,283 miles (or 3,674 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 Tyndall Air Force Base and Southwest Washington Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PAM / KPAM |
| Airport Name: | Tyndall Air Force Base |
| Location: | Panama City, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°4'42"N by 85°34'35"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from PAM |
| More Information: | PAM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KLS / KKLS |
| Airport Name: | Southwest Washington Regional Airport |
| Location: | Kelso, Washington, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°7'5"N by 122°53'53"W |
| Area Served: | Longview-Kelso Metropolitan Area |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Kelso |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KLS |
| More Information: | KLS Maps & Info |
Facts about Tyndall Air Force Base (PAM):
- The 53d Weapons Evaluation Group, is an Air Combat Command tenant organization that reports to the 53d Wing at nearby Eglin Air Force Base.
- In December 1940, a site board determined that Flexible Gunnery School No.
- In 1962 the search radar was upgraded and re-designated as an AN/FPS-64.
- In the late 1950s into the 1960s, the base transitioned into the F-100 Super Sabre, F-101B, F-102A and TF-102B, F-104 Starfighter, and the F-106A and B aircraft, training interceptor pilots for ADC assignments.
- The furthest airport from Tyndall Air Force Base (PAM) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,235 miles (18,080 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- The 325th Fighter Wing’s primary mission is to provide a combat ready air dominance force, train F-22A Raptor pilots and maintenance personnel, and train air battle managers to support the combat Air Force.
- The closest airport to Tyndall Air Force Base (PAM) is Panama City–Bay County International Airport (PFN), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NW of PAM.
Facts about Southwest Washington Regional Airport (KLS):
- The closest airport to Southwest Washington Regional Airport (KLS) is South Lewis County Airport (TDO), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) N of KLS.
- Southwest Washington Regional Airport (KLS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Southwest Washington Regional Airport (KLS) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,876 miles (17,503 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Southwest Washington Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Southwest Washington 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.
- Southwest Washington Regional Airport covers an area of 110 acres at an elevation of 20 feet above mean sea level.
- Kelso-Longview Airport opened in May 1941 on 109 acres of a nearby dairy farm, as a training field for amateur pilots, and has since become a regional transportation center for southwest Washington.
