Nonstop flight route between Palmdale, California, United States and Tampere / Pirkkala, Finland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD), Palmdale, California, United States and Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP), Tampere / Pirkkala, Finland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,461 miles (or 8,789 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 Tampere–Pirkkala 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 Tampere–Pirkkala 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: | TMP / EFTP |
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| Location: | Tampere / Pirkkala, Finland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 61°24'55"N by 23°35'16"E |
| Area Served: | Tampere, Finland |
| Operator/Owner: | Finavia |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 390 feet (119 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TMP |
| More Information: | TMP Maps & Info |
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.
- Between June 7 and December 31, 2007, the airport served 12,022 passengers, about 58 passengers per day.
- 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.
- The airport covers 5,832 acres at an elevation of 2,543 feet above mean sea level.
Facts about Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP):
- Tampere–Pirkkala Airport handled 466,671 passengers last year.
- There is a connection to Helsinki with one change of bus at Tampere coach station using the city bus service.
- The furthest airport from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,971 miles (17,656 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The airport is also home to the Satakunta Air Command base of the Finnish Air Force, with F-18 Hornets stationed there.
- Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Tampere–Pirkkala Airport", another name for TMP is "Tampere-Pirkkalan lentoasema".
- The closest airport to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP) is Halli Airport (KEV), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) NE of TMP.
- Because of Tampere–Pirkkala Airport's relatively low elevation of 390 feet, planes can take off or land at Tampere–Pirkkala 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.
- Tampere Airport was founded in 1936 in Härmälä located some 6 kilometres from the centre of Tampere.
