Nonstop flight route between Palmdale, California, United States and Boende, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
Departure Airport:
(34°37'45"N by 118°5'3"W)
Arrival Airport:
(0°16'58"S by 20°52'58"E)
Distance from PMD to BNB:
8,883.48 miles (14,296.55 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD), Palmdale, California, United States and Boende Airport (BNB), Boende, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,883 miles (or 14,297 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 Boende 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 Boende 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: | BNB / FZGN |
| Airport Name: | Boende Airport |
| Location: | Boende, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°16'58"S by 20°52'58"E |
| Area Served: | Boende, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Elevation: | 1168 feet (356 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from BNB |
| More Information: | BNB Maps & Info |
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.
- In February 2007 the city of Palmdale and LAWA selected United Airlines to provide service between Palmdale and San Francisco International Airport.
- Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD) has 3 runways.
- After several airlines were unable to sustain operations at Palmdale, the terminal was remodeled and reopened in May 2007.
- 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.
- In 1989, Los Angeles World Airports, a department of the City of Los Angeles, and the U.S.
- 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.
Facts about Boende Airport (BNB):
- The closest airport to Boende Airport (BNB) is Basankusu Airport (BSU), which is located 129 miles (207 kilometers) NW of BNB.
- The furthest airport from Boende Airport (BNB) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Boende Airport (meaning Boende Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,267 miles (19,742 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
| 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 | 128.71 miles (207.14 km) NW | Basankusu Airport (BSU) | Basankusu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 2 | 153.05 miles (246.31 km) WSW | Basango Mboliasa Airport (KRZ) | Kiri, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | 174.74 miles (281.22 km) NNE | Lisala Airport (LIQ) | Lisala, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | 177.50 miles (285.66 km) ESE | Ikela Airport (IKL) | Ikela, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | 180.49 miles (290.47 km) W | Mbandaka Airport (MDK) | Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | 213.09 miles (342.94 km) WSW | Inongo Airport (INO) | Inongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | 234.90 miles (378.04 km) WNW | Impfondo Airport (ION) | Impfondo, Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | 257.56 miles (414.50 km) ENE | Yangambi Airport (YAN) | Yangambi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 9 | 277.64 miles (446.82 km) SW | Nioki Airport (NIO) | Nioki, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 10 | 278.53 miles (448.25 km) SE | Lodja Airport (LJA) | Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | 280.45 miles (451.34 km) S | Basongo Airport (BAN) | Basongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 12 | 283.05 miles (455.53 km) NW | Bétou Airport (BTB) | Betou, Republic of the Congo | |
| 13 | 312.31 miles (502.62 km) E | Bangoka International Airport (FKI) | Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 14 | 313.49 miles (504.52 km) N | Gbadolite Airport (BDT) | Gbadolite, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 15 | 319.73 miles (514.55 km) SW | Bandundu Airport (FDU) | Bandundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,267.24 miles (19,742.16 km) NW | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,688.74 miles (18,811.16 km) S | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,542.13 miles (18,575.21 km) ESE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 4 | 11,211.88 miles (18,043.73 km) SE | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 5 | 11,207.70 miles (18,037.00 km) SE | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,203.86 miles (18,030.82 km) SE | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,190.88 miles (18,009.92 km) SSW | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,176.83 miles (17,987.32 km) SSW | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,171.26 miles (17,978.35 km) SSW | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,156.24 miles (17,954.18 km) SE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,141.07 miles (17,929.77 km) SSW | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,133.13 miles (17,916.98 km) SE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 13 | 11,121.90 miles (17,898.92 km) SE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 14 | 11,114.73 miles (17,887.38 km) SE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 15 | 11,109.00 miles (17,878.15 km) SE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |