Nonstop flight route between Palm Springs, California, United States and Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Palm Springs International AirportPalm Springs Army Airfield (PSP), Palm Springs, California, United States and Chilliwack Airport (YCW), Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,095 miles (or 1,762 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 relatively short distance between Palm Springs International AirportPalm Springs Army Airfield and Chilliwack Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PSP / KPSP |
Airport Name: | Palm Springs International AirportPalm Springs Army Airfield |
Location: | Palm Springs, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°49'46"N by 116°30'24"W |
Area Served: | Coachella ValleyInland Empire |
Operator/Owner: | City of Palm Springs |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 477 feet (145 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PSP |
More Information: | PSP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YCW / CYCW |
Airport Name: | Chilliwack Airport |
Location: | Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°9'10"N by 121°56'20"W |
Operator/Owner: | Magnum Management Inc. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YCW |
More Information: | YCW Maps & Info |
Facts about Palm Springs International AirportPalm Springs Army Airfield (PSP):
- In March 1941 the War Department certified improvements to the existing airport in Palm Springs as essential to National Defense.
- The older unnamed concourse on the south side, simply known in signage as "Gates 12–20," is at tarmac-level and hosts smaller aircraft.
- Palm Springs International AirportPalm Springs Army Airfield (PSP) has 2 runways.
- Western Airlines flights began in 1945–46 and Bonanza Airlines in 1957–58.
- The furthest airport from Palm Springs International AirportPalm Springs Army Airfield (PSP) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,464 miles (18,450 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- PSP was built as a United States Army Air Corps emergency landing field in 1939 on land owned by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians due to its clear weather and its proximity to March Field and the Los Angeles area.
- Named in honor of the late singer, congressman and former mayor of the city, this newer concourse is the elevated one of the two.
- Because of Palm Springs International AirportPalm Springs Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 477 feet, planes can take off or land at Palm Springs International AirportPalm Springs Army Airfield 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 Palm Springs International AirportPalm Springs Army Airfield (PSP) is Bermuda Dunes Airport (UDD), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ESE of PSP.
Facts about Chilliwack Airport (YCW):
- Because of Chilliwack Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Chilliwack 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.
- Chilliwack Airport (YCW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Chilliwack Airport (YCW) is Abbotsford International Airport (YXX), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) WSW of YCW.
- The furthest airport from Chilliwack Airport (YCW) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,666 miles (17,166 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The Mc Neills sold the Airport Coffee Shop in 1975, and the airport and the Airport Coffee Shop were torn down soon afterwards, replaced with a fully modern Airport.
- The airport is used by private pilots and by commercial air operators.