Nonstop flight route between Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia and Torrance, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(33°14'20"S by 137°59'42"E)
Arrival Airport:
(33°48'11"N by 118°20'22"W)
Distance from PPI to TOA:
8,151.54 miles (13,118.60 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Port Pirie Airport (PPI), Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia and Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip (TOA), Torrance, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,152 miles (or 13,119 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 Port Pirie Airport and Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip, 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 Port Pirie Airport and Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PPI / YPIR |
| Airport Name: | Port Pirie Airport |
| Location: | Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°14'20"S by 137°59'42"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Port Pirie Regional Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 39 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PPI |
| More Information: | PPI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TOA / KTOA |
| Airport Name: | Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip |
| Location: | Torrance, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°48'11"N by 118°20'22"W |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Torrance |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 103 feet (31 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TOA |
| More Information: | TOA Maps & Info |
Facts about Port Pirie Airport (PPI):
- The closest airport to Port Pirie Airport (PPI) is Cowell Airport (CCW), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) WSW of PPI.
- The furthest airport from Port Pirie Airport (PPI) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,696 miles (18,822 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Because of Port Pirie Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Pirie 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.
- Port Pirie Airport (PPI) has 3 runways.
Facts about Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip (TOA):
- The airport, one of the busiest general aviation airports in the state and once known as Torrance Municipal Airport, was renamed for local sports and war hero Louis Zamperini.
- Because of Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip's relatively low elevation of 103 feet, planes can take off or land at Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip 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.
- The closest airport to Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip (TOA) is Compton/Woodley Airport (CPM), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NE of TOA.
- The furthest airport from Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip (TOA) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,494 miles (18,498 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The airport was completed by the United States Army Air Forces on 31 March 1943, and was known as Lomita Flight Strip.
- Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip (TOA) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 70.14 miles (112.87 km) WSW | Cowell Airport (CCW) | Cowell, South Australia, Australia |     |
| 2 | 91.83 miles (147.79 km) WSW | Cleve Airport (CVC) | Cleve, South Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 120.88 miles (194.54 km) NNE | Wilpena Pound (HWK) | Hawker, South Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 121.80 miles (196.01 km) SSE | Adelaide Airport (ADL) | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 167.54 miles (269.63 km) ESE | Renmark Airport (RMK) | Renmark, South Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 173.12 miles (278.60 km) S | Kingscote Airport (KGC) | Kingscote, South Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 184.19 miles (296.43 km) N | Leigh Creek Airport (LGH) | Leigh Creek, South Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 199.95 miles (321.79 km) NNW | Andamooka Airport (ADO) | Andamooka, South Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 216.22 miles (347.97 km) W | Streaky Bay Airport (KBY) | Streaky Bay, South Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 219.62 miles (353.45 km) ENE | Broken Hill Airport (BHQ) | Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 11 | 244.78 miles (393.93 km) ESE | Mildura Airport (MQL) | Mildura, Victoria, Australia | |
| 12 | 255.57 miles (411.29 km) ESE | Robinvale Airport (RBC) | Robinvale, Victoria, Australia | |
| 13 | 260.68 miles (419.52 km) WNW | Ceduna Airport (CED) | Ceduna, South Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 301.74 miles (485.60 km) SE | Hopetoun Airport (HTU) | Hopetoun, Victoria, Australia | |
| 15 | 334.01 miles (537.54 km) ESE | Balranald Airport (BZD) | Balranald, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,695.57 miles (18,822.15 km) NW | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 2 | 11,686.80 miles (18,808.03 km) NW | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 3 | 11,609.32 miles (18,683.34 km) WNW | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 4 | 11,594.64 miles (18,659.72 km) WNW | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 5 | 11,559.91 miles (18,603.83 km) WNW | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 6 | 11,521.45 miles (18,541.93 km) WNW | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 7 | 11,469.64 miles (18,458.56 km) WNW | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 8 | 11,452.40 miles (18,430.81 km) WNW | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 9 | 11,296.23 miles (18,179.47 km) NNE | St. John's International Airport (YYT) | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 10 | 11,242.55 miles (18,093.08 km) NE | Saint-Pierre Airport (FSP) | Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, France | |
| 11 | 11,219.03 miles (18,055.24 km) NE | Miquelon Airport (MQC) | Miquelon, Saint Pierre and Miquelon | |
| 12 | 11,173.92 miles (17,982.63 km) NNE | Gander International Airport (YQX) | Gander, Newfoundland, Canada | |
| 13 | 11,132.16 miles (17,915.42 km) NE | Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY) | Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 14 | 11,121.18 miles (17,897.76 km) E | L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA) | Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda | |
| 15 | 11,100.16 miles (17,863.93 km) NE | Port Hawkesbury Airport (YPS) | Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.14 miles (13.10 km) NE | Compton/Woodley Airport (CPM) | Compton, California, United States | |
| 2 | 8.26 miles (13.29 km) N | Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR) | Hawthorne, California, United States | |
| 3 | 10.38 miles (16.71 km) NNW | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| 4 | 10.84 miles (17.45 km) E | Long Beach Airport (JLB) | Long Beach, California, United States | |
| 5 | 10.84 miles (17.45 km) E | Long Beach Airport (LGB) | Long Beach, California, United States | |
| 6 | 16.02 miles (25.78 km) NNW | Santa Monica Airport (SMO) | Santa Monica, California, United States | |
| 7 | 21.19 miles (34.11 km) ENE | Fullerton Municipal Airport (FUL) | Fullerton, California, United States | |
| 8 | 26.22 miles (42.19 km) NE | San Gabriel Valley (El Monte) Airport (EMT) | El Monte, California, United States | |
| 9 | 27.47 miles (44.20 km) N | Bob Hope Airport (BUR) | Burbank, California, United States | |
| 10 | 27.87 miles (44.85 km) S | Catalina AirportBuffalo Springs Airport (CIB) | Avalon, California, United States | |
| 11 | 28.49 miles (45.84 km) ESE | John Wayne Airport (SNA) | Santa Ana, California, United States | |
| 12 | 29.37 miles (47.26 km) NNW | Van Nuys Airport (VNY) | Van Nuys, California, United States | |
| 13 | 31.79 miles (51.16 km) N | Whiteman Airport (WHP) | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| 14 | 36.06 miles (58.03 km) ESE | MCAS El Toro (NZJ) | Santa Ana, California, United States | |
| 15 | 37.68 miles (60.63 km) ENE | Brackett Field (POC) | La Verne, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,494.20 miles (18,498.08 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,481.22 miles (18,477.19 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,468.75 miles (18,457.11 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,460.72 miles (18,444.20 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,366.34 miles (18,292.30 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,246.36 miles (18,099.21 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,240.64 miles (18,090.01 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,205.46 miles (18,033.39 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,113.94 miles (17,886.11 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,081.00 miles (17,833.09 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,076.61 miles (17,826.02 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,068.56 miles (17,813.08 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 11,057.76 miles (17,795.69 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 11,046.94 miles (17,778.28 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 11,037.14 miles (17,762.51 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |