Nonstop flight route between Palmdale, California, United States and Assiut, Egypt:
Departure Airport:
(34°37'45"N by 118°5'3"W)
Arrival Airport:
(27°2'47"N by 31°0'42"E)
Distance from PMD to ATZ:
7,720.58 miles (12,425.04 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD), Palmdale, California, United States and Assiut Airport (ATZ), Assiut, Egypt would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,721 miles (or 12,425 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 Assiut 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 Assiut 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: | ATZ / HEAT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Assiut, Egypt |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°2'47"N by 31°0'42"E |
| Area Served: | Assiut (or Asyut), Egypt |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 772 feet (235 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ATZ |
| More Information: | ATZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD):
- Palmdale Regional Airport has a small airline terminal and a hangar.
- PMD and Plant 42 are separate facilities that share a common runway at the site.
- In February 2007 the city of Palmdale and LAWA selected United Airlines to provide service between Palmdale and San Francisco International Airport.
- The origins of Palmdale Regional Airport go to the early 1930s, when a small airstrip was built in the desert.
- 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.
- 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.
- Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD) has 3 runways.
- 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.
Facts about Assiut Airport (ATZ):
- The furthest airport from Assiut Airport (ATZ) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is nearly antipodal to Assiut Airport (meaning Assiut Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rurutu Airport), and is located 12,085 miles (19,449 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Assiut Airport (ATZ) is Luxor International Airport (LXR), which is located 142 miles (228 kilometers) SE of ATZ.
- Assiut Airport (ATZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Assiut Airport's relatively low elevation of 772 feet, planes can take off or land at Assiut 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 "Assiut Airport", another name for ATZ is "مطار أسيوط".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.85 miles (17.46 km) NW | General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF) | Lancaster, California, United States |     |
| 2 | 22.22 miles (35.77 km) NNE | Edwards Air Force Base (EDW) | Edwards, California, United States | |
| 3 | 29.95 miles (48.21 km) N | Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV) | Mojave, California, United States | |
| 4 | 31.71 miles (51.03 km) SW | Whiteman Airport (WHP) | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| 5 | 33.50 miles (53.91 km) SSW | Bob Hope Airport (BUR) | Burbank, California, United States | |
| 6 | 37.09 miles (59.68 km) SW | Van Nuys Airport (VNY) | Van Nuys, California, United States | |
| 7 | 37.65 miles (60.59 km) S | San Gabriel Valley (El Monte) Airport (EMT) | El Monte, California, United States | |
| 8 | 39.94 miles (64.28 km) E | Southern California Logistics Airport (VCV) | Victorville, California, United States | |
| 9 | 40.30 miles (64.86 km) NNW | Tehachapi Municipal Airport (TSP) | Tehachapi, California, United States | |
| 10 | 40.97 miles (65.94 km) SSE | Brackett Field (POC) | La Verne, California, United States | |
| 11 | 42.34 miles (68.13 km) SSE | Cable Airport (CCB) | Upland, California, United States | |
| 12 | 47.29 miles (76.10 km) SSW | Santa Monica Airport (SMO) | Santa Monica, California, United States | |
| 13 | 48.26 miles (77.67 km) SE | LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) | Ontario (near Los Angeles), California, United States | |
| 14 | 50.88 miles (81.89 km) SSW | Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR) | Hawthorne, California, United States | |
| 15 | 50.93 miles (81.97 km) SSW | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,436.33 miles (18,404.95 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,422.33 miles (18,382.41 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,410.70 miles (18,363.70 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,405.45 miles (18,355.25 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,324.03 miles (18,224.22 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,200.81 miles (18,025.92 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,196.09 miles (18,018.32 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,157.09 miles (17,955.55 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,059.82 miles (17,799.01 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,031.77 miles (17,753.87 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,029.40 miles (17,750.05 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,015.26 miles (17,727.30 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 11,013.45 miles (17,724.39 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 11,003.76 miles (17,708.79 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,988.60 miles (17,684.40 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 141.55 miles (227.80 km) SE | Luxor International Airport (LXR) | Luxor, Egypt | |
| 2 | 171.66 miles (276.25 km) E | Hurghada International Airport (HRG) | Hurghada, Egypt | |
| 3 | 213.84 miles (344.14 km) N | Cairo International Airport (CAI) | Cairo, Egypt | |
| 4 | 217.03 miles (349.28 km) ENE | Sharm el-Sheikh International Airpoirt (SSH) | Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt | |
| 5 | 218.03 miles (350.88 km) ENE | St. Catherine International Airport (SKV) | St. Catherine, Egypt | |
| 6 | 240.95 miles (387.77 km) SSE | Aswan International Airport (ASW) | Aswan, Egypt | |
| 7 | 277.37 miles (446.38 km) ESE | Marsa Alam (RMF) | Marsa Alam, Egypt | |
| 8 | 279.05 miles (449.08 km) NNW | Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE) | Alexandria / Borg El Arab, Egypt | |
| 9 | 288.60 miles (464.45 km) NE | Taba International Airport (TCP) | Taba, Egypt | |
| 10 | 292.98 miles (471.51 km) NNW | Alexandria International Airport (ALY) | Alexandria, Egypt | |
| 11 | 296.23 miles (476.73 km) NE | Eilat Airport (ETH) | Eilat, Israel | |
| 12 | 301.25 miles (484.82 km) NE | King Hussein International Airport (AQJ) | Aqaba, Jordan | |
| 13 | 311.01 miles (500.52 km) NE | Ovda Airport (VDA) | Ovda, Israel | |
| 14 | 315.51 miles (507.76 km) NE | Yotvata Airfield (YOT) | Yotvata, Israel | |
| 15 | 324.88 miles (522.85 km) S | Al Hufalysin Airport (ABS) | Abu Simbel, Egypt | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,084.80 miles (19,448.56 km) SSE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,779.92 miles (18,957.89 km) S | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,774.63 miles (18,949.38 km) S | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,772.90 miles (18,946.60 km) ESE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 11,730.96 miles (18,879.10 km) SSW | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,724.55 miles (18,868.79 km) SE | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 7 | 11,709.31 miles (18,844.27 km) S | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,693.69 miles (18,819.12 km) SE | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 9 | 11,683.13 miles (18,802.13 km) SSE | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,673.99 miles (18,787.41 km) SSE | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,649.04 miles (18,747.27 km) WSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,647.85 miles (18,745.35 km) SSW | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,644.68 miles (18,740.25 km) ESE | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 14 | 11,637.61 miles (18,728.87 km) SSW | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,632.63 miles (18,720.86 km) SW | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |