Nonstop flight route between Palanga, Lithuania and Tehachapi, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Palanga Airport (PLQ), Palanga, Lithuania and Tehachapi Municipal Airport (TSP), Tehachapi, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,707 miles (or 9,185 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 Palanga Airport and Tehachapi Municipal 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 Palanga Airport and Tehachapi Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Palanga Airport (PLQ):

• After Lithuania became a member of the European Union, passengers in 2004 increased more than 60% in comparison with that of 2003.
• Palanga Airport started operations in 1937 at a site 7 kilometers East of the current terminal, near the Palanga-Darbenai road.
• Because of one-level terminal buildings layout where both departures and arrivals are handled on the ground floor level, there are no jet bridges at the airport.
• Busiest airports by passenger traffic in the Baltic States
• Palanga Airport (PLQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Palanga Airport (PLQ) is Klaipėda Airport (KLJ), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) SSE of PLQ.
• The furthest airport from Palanga Airport (PLQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,296 miles (18,179 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Palanga Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Palanga 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 "Palanga Airport", another name for PLQ is "Palangos oro uostas".

Facts about Tehachapi Municipal Airport (TSP):

• Because of Tehachapi Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,001 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TSP. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TSP a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Tehachapi Municipal Airport (TSP) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,413 miles (18,367 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• Tehachapi Municipal Airport (TSP) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Tehachapi Municipal Airport (TSP) is Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) ESE of TSP.