Nonstop flight route between Palmdale, California, United States and Catarman, Northern Samar, Philippines:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD), Palmdale, California, United States and Catarman National Airport (CRM), Catarman, Northern Samar, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,199 miles (or 11,586 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 Catarman National 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 Catarman National 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):

• 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.
• Palmdale Regional Airport has a small airline terminal and a hangar.
• LAWA has used Plant 42's facilities in past years when at one point in the early 1990s several airlines used the Palmdale Regional Airport terminal sited on Plant 42.
• During the 1990s, airlines operated out of the Palmdale Regional Airport, which consisted of the terminal and parking lot on leased land.
• 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.
• In 1940, Palmdale Army Airfield was activated as a United States Army Air Corps airfield for use as an emergency landing strip and for B-25 Mitchell medium bomber support training during World War II.
• 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.
• Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD) has 3 runways.
• Between June 7 and December 31, 2007, the airport served 12,022 passengers, about 58 passengers per day.

Facts about Catarman National Airport (CRM):

• Catarman National Airport handled 125,049 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Catarman National Airport (CRM) is Calbayog Airport (CYP), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) SSW of CRM.
• Catarman National Airport (CRM) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Catarman National Airport", another name for CRM is "Paliparang Pambansa ng CatarmanNasudnon nga Luparan san Catarman".
• Because of Catarman National Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Catarman National 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.
• AirphilExpress' flight 2P-367 arrival from Cebu.
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• The furthest airport from Catarman National Airport (CRM) is Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK), which is nearly antipodal to Catarman National Airport (meaning Catarman National Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport), and is located 12,273 miles (19,752 kilometers) away in Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.