Nonstop flight route between Palmdale, California, United States and Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD), Palmdale, California, United States and Dario Guarita State Airport (ARU), Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,875 miles (or 9,454 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 Palmdale Regional Airport and Dario Guarita State 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 Palmdale Regional Airport and Dario Guarita State Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ARU / SBAU |
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| Location: | Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°8'39"S by 50°25'35"W |
| Area Served: | Araçatuba |
| Operator/Owner: | DAESP |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1361 feet (415 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ARU |
| More Information: | ARU Maps & Info |
Facts about Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD):
- 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.
- After several airlines were unable to sustain operations at Palmdale, the terminal was remodeled and reopened in May 2007.
- Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD) has 3 runways.
- 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 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 Blackbird Airpark Museum is an extension of the AFFTC Museum at Edwards AFB, while the Heritage Airpark is operated by the City of Palmdale.
Facts about Dario Guarita State Airport (ARU):
- It is operated by DAESP.
- Dario Guarita Airport was opened in 1991.
- Dario Guarita State Airport (ARU) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Dario Guarita State Airport", another name for ARU is "Aeroporto Estadual Dario Guarita".
- The furthest airport from Dario Guarita State Airport (ARU) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Dario Guarita State Airport (meaning Dario Guarita State Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,095 miles (19,464 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
- The closest airport to Dario Guarita State Airport (ARU) is Prof. Eribelto Manoel Reino State Airport (SJP), which is located 70 miles (112 kilometers) ENE of ARU.
- Dario Guarita State Airport handled 160,571 passengers last year.
