Nonstop flight route between Palmdale, California, United States and Taroom, Queensland, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(34°37'45"N by 118°5'3"W)
Arrival Airport:
(25°48'6"S by 149°54'47"E)
Distance from PMD to XTO:
7,313.97 miles (11,770.67 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD), Palmdale, California, United States and Taroom Airport (XTO), Taroom, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,314 miles (or 11,771 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 Taroom 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 Taroom 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: | XTO / YTAM |
| Airport Name: | Taroom Airport |
| Location: | Taroom, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°48'6"S by 149°54'47"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Banana Shire Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 786 feet (240 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XTO |
| More Information: | XTO Maps & Info |
Facts about Palmdale Regional Airport (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.
- Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD) has 3 runways.
- The airport covers 5,832 acres at an elevation of 2,543 feet above mean sea level.
- The origins of Palmdale Regional Airport go to the early 1930s, when a small airstrip was built in the desert.
- In February 2007 the city of Palmdale and LAWA selected United Airlines to provide service between Palmdale and San Francisco International Airport.
- 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 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.
Facts about Taroom Airport (XTO):
- The furthest airport from Taroom Airport (XTO) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,762 miles (18,928 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- The closest airport to Taroom Airport (XTO) is Miles Airport (WLE), which is located 71 miles (115 kilometers) SSE of XTO.
- Taroom Airport (XTO) has 2 runways.
- Because of Taroom Airport's relatively low elevation of 786 feet, planes can take off or land at Taroom 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.
| 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 | 71.32 miles (114.77 km) SSE | Miles Airport (WLE) | Miles, Queensland, Australia | |
| 2 | 79.79 miles (128.41 km) SSE | Chincilla Airport (CCL) | Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 107.08 miles (172.32 km) E | Gayndah Airport (GAH) | Gayndah, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 131.08 miles (210.96 km) ESE | Kingaroy Airport (KGY) | Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 156.73 miles (252.23 km) NNE | Gladstone Airport (GLT) | Gladstone, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 162.49 miles (261.50 km) ENE | Bundaberg Airport (BDB) | Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 167.05 miles (268.83 km) NNW | Blackwater Airport (BLT) | Blackwater, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 170.91 miles (275.05 km) NNE | Rockhampton Airport (ROK) | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 175.62 miles (282.64 km) E | Maryborough Airport (MBH) | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 176.26 miles (283.66 km) ESE | Gympie Airport (GYP) | Gympie, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 187.92 miles (302.42 km) E | Hervey Bay Airport (HVB) | Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia | |
| 12 | 188.90 miles (304.01 km) NW | Emerald Airport (EMD) | Emerald, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 189.55 miles (305.06 km) S | Goondiwindi Airport (GOO) | Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 204.66 miles (329.37 km) ESE | Sunshine-Coast-Airport (MCY) | Marcoola, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 209.40 miles (337.00 km) ESE | Caloundra Airport (CUD) | Caloundra, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,761.65 miles (18,928.49 km) NNW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,737.87 miles (18,890.22 km) NNW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,698.84 miles (18,827.41 km) NNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,660.66 miles (18,765.97 km) NW | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,654.82 miles (18,756.56 km) WNW | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 6 | 11,629.40 miles (18,715.66 km) WNW | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 7 | 11,623.94 miles (18,706.88 km) NW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,612.59 miles (18,688.60 km) NNW | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 9 | 11,605.99 miles (18,677.98 km) NNW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,599.83 miles (18,668.07 km) NNW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 11 | 11,590.45 miles (18,652.98 km) WNW | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 12 | 11,577.64 miles (18,632.36 km) NNW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 13 | 11,572.83 miles (18,624.62 km) NNW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,572.79 miles (18,624.55 km) NNW | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 15 | 11,572.18 miles (18,623.58 km) WNW | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |