Nonstop flight route between Pereira, Colombia and Palmdale, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Matecaña International Airport (PEI), Pereira, Colombia and Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD), Palmdale, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,398 miles (or 5,468 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 Matecaña International 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 Matecaña International 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: | PEI / SKPE |
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Location: | Pereira, Colombia |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°48'45"N by 75°44'21"W |
Operator/Owner: | Aerocivil |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4 feet (1 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PEI |
More Information: | PEI 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 Matecaña International Airport (PEI):
- Matecaña International Airport (PEI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Matecaña International Airport (PEI) is Santa Ana Airport (CRC), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) WSW of PEI.
- Matecaña International Airport handled 646 passengers last year.
- Because of Matecaña International Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Matecaña International 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.
- In addition to being known as "Matecaña International Airport", another name for PEI is "Aeropuerto Internacional Matecaña".
- The furthest airport from Matecaña International Airport (PEI) is Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ), which is nearly antipodal to Matecaña International Airport (meaning Matecaña International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gunung Batin Airport), and is located 12,368 miles (19,905 kilometers) away in Astraksetra, Indonesia.
Facts about Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD):
- The Blackbird Airpark Museum and the adjacent Palmdale Plant 42 Heritage Airpark have recently been opened on Plant 42 property along Avenue P with displays of the SR-71, U-2, Century Series fighters and other aircraft designed, engineered, manufactured, and flight tested at its facilities.
- 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.
- On February 1, 1991, USAir Flight 1493, a Boeing 737 landing on Runway 24L at LAX, collided upon touchdown with a SkyWest Airlines Fairchild Metroliner, Flight 5569 departing to Palmdale Regional Airport, that had been holding in position on the same runway.
- 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.
- The origins of Palmdale Regional Airport go to the early 1930s, when a small airstrip was built in the desert.
- The airport covers 5,832 acres at an elevation of 2,543 feet above mean sea level.
- Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD) has 3 runways.