Nonstop flight route between Palmdale, California, United States and Mafraq, Mafraq Governorate, Jordan:
Departure Airport:
(34°37'45"N by 118°5'3"W)
Arrival Airport:
(32°21'23"N by 36°15'33"E)
Distance from PMD to OMF:
7,518.03 miles (12,099.07 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD), Palmdale, California, United States and King Hussein Air Base Mafraq Air Base (OMF), Mafraq, Mafraq Governorate, Jordan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,518 miles (or 12,099 kilometers).
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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: | OMF / OJMF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mafraq, Mafraq Governorate, Jordan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°21'23"N by 36°15'33"E |
| Area Served: | Mafraq, Jordan |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2241 feet (683 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OMF |
| More Information: | OMF Maps & Info |
Facts about Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD):
- After several airlines were unable to sustain operations at Palmdale, the terminal was remodeled and reopened in May 2007.
- In January 2007 subsidies valued at $4.6 million, with $2 million slated to underwrite losses incurred from providing airline service, were raised to restore commercial service to the airport.
- 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.
- 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.
- PMD and Plant 42 are separate facilities that share a common runway at the site.
- 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.
- Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD) has 3 runways.
- 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.
Facts about King Hussein Air Base Mafraq Air Base (OMF):
- King Hussein Air Base Mafraq Air Base (OMF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from King Hussein Air Base Mafraq Air Base (OMF) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,607 miles (18,680 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- In addition to being known as "King Hussein Air Base Mafraq Air Base", another name for OMF is "مطار الملك الدولي".
- The closest airport to King Hussein Air Base Mafraq Air Base (OMF) is Amman Civil Airport (ADJ), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) SSW of OMF.
| 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 | 30.80 miles (49.57 km) SSW | Amman Civil Airport (ADJ) | Amman, Jordan | |
| 2 | 46.48 miles (74.81 km) SSW | Queen Alia International Airport (AMM) | Amman, Jordan | |
| 3 | 69.70 miles (112.18 km) WSW | Atarot Airport (JRS) | Jerusalem, Israel | |
| 4 | 70.81 miles (113.96 km) NNW | Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW) | Kiryat Shmona (Qiryat Shemona), Israel | |
| 5 | 74.40 miles (119.74 km) NNE | Damascus International Airport (DAM) | Damascus, Syria | |
| 6 | 77.41 miles (124.58 km) WNW | Haifa Airport (HFA) | Haifa, Israel | |
| 7 | 83.98 miles (135.15 km) WSW | Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) | Lod (near Tel Aviv), Israel | |
| 8 | 87.51 miles (140.83 km) SW | Bar Yehuda Airfield (MTZ) | Masada, Israel | |
| 9 | 88.13 miles (141.83 km) W | Sde Dov Airport (SDV) | Tel Aviv, Israel | |
| 10 | 110.60 miles (178.00 km) NNW | Beirut Air Base (BEY) | Beirut, Lebanon | |
| 11 | 116.60 miles (187.65 km) SW | Be'er Sheva Airport (BEV) | Beersheba, Israel | |
| 12 | 134.00 miles (215.65 km) WSW | Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK) | Gush Katif, Israel | |
| 13 | 135.05 miles (217.35 km) SSW | Ein Yahav Airfield (EIY) | Ein Yahav, Israel | |
| 14 | 139.43 miles (224.39 km) WSW | Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA) | Gaza, Palestine | |
| 15 | 145.55 miles (234.24 km) SW | Mitzpe Ramon Airport (MIP) | Mitzpe Ramon, Israel | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,607.37 miles (18,680.20 km) SE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,598.66 miles (18,666.19 km) SW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,575.16 miles (18,628.36 km) SSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,482.62 miles (18,479.44 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,434.81 miles (18,402.50 km) S | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,394.01 miles (18,336.83 km) S | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,379.14 miles (18,312.90 km) SSW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,350.70 miles (18,267.14 km) SSE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,347.29 miles (18,261.65 km) S | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,343.11 miles (18,254.91 km) SSE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,307.14 miles (18,197.04 km) S | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,306.92 miles (18,196.69 km) SE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 13 | 11,304.04 miles (18,192.04 km) S | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,280.29 miles (18,153.82 km) S | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,265.07 miles (18,129.33 km) S | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |