Nonstop flight route between Palmdale, California, United States and Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD), Palmdale, California, United States and Anglesey Airport (HLY), Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,183 miles (or 8,341 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 Anglesey 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 Anglesey 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):

• 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.
• 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.
• Between June 7 and December 31, 2007, the airport served 12,022 passengers, about 58 passengers per day.
• From 1970 to 1983 the Los Angeles Department of Airports, now called Los Angeles World Airports, acquired about 17,750 acres of land east and south of United States Air Force Plant 42 in unincorporated Los Angeles County to be developed into the future "Palmdale Intercontinental Airport," an alternative to LAX.
• Palmdale Regional Airport is an airport in Palmdale, California.
• 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 airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service facility based on enplanements in 2008.Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 10,392 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 82% more than the 5,712 in 2007.

Facts about Anglesey Airport (HLY):

• In addition to being known as "Anglesey Airport", other names for HLY include "Maes Awyr Môn", "RAF Valley" and "VLY".
• The furthest airport from Anglesey Airport (HLY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,891 miles (19,136 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Anglesey Airport (HLY) is Isle of Man Airport (IOM), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) N of HLY.
• For residents of Anglesey, the air service is significantly quicker than surface transport.
• Anglesey Airport (HLY) has 3 runways.
• Because of Anglesey Airport's relatively low elevation of 37 feet, planes can take off or land at Anglesey 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.