Nonstop flight route between Palmdale, California, United States and Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD), Palmdale, California, United States and L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,045 miles (or 4,900 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 L.F. Wade International 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 L.F. Wade International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD):

• Palmdale Army Airfield was declared a surplus facility in 1946 and was purchased by Los Angeles County for use as a municipal airport.
• 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.
• Palmdale Regional Airport is an airport in Palmdale, California.
• 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 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 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.

Facts about L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA):

• The US Navy was not required to meet international civil air standards, despite the operation of civil airlines to the base.
• Because of L.F. Wade International Airport's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at L.F. Wade 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.
• The airport offers US Customs and Immigration preclearance, which means US-bound passengers clear Customs in Bermuda.
• The closest airport to L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA) is Billy Mitchell Airport (HNC), which is located 658 miles (1,059 kilometers) WNW of BDA.
• L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airfield began life as Kindley Field, a joint US Army Air Forces /Royal Air Force base, during the Second World War.
• In 2006, the airport handled almost one million passengers and had 258 airline flight arrivals and departures weekly during the peak June – August summer season.
• The furthest airport from L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA) is Rottnest Airport (RTS), which is nearly antipodal to L.F. Wade International Airport (meaning L.F. Wade International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rottnest Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,970 kilometers) away in Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia.
• The airport is also active in affairs of the Airports Council International, hosting the industry organisation's Legal Affairs Committee annual meeting in 2005.