Nonstop flight route between Porterville, California, United States and Timbedra, Mauritania:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV), Porterville, California, United States and Timbedra Airport (TMD), Timbedra, Mauritania would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,665 miles (or 10,726 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 Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield and Timbedra 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 Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield and Timbedra Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PTV / KPTV |
| Airport Name: | Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield |
| Location: | Porterville, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°1'46"N by 119°3'46"W |
| Area Served: | Porterville, California |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Porterville |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 442 feet (135 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PTV |
| More Information: | PTV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TMD / GQNH |
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| Location: | Timbedra, Mauritania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°13'58"N by 8°10'1"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from TMD |
| More Information: | TMD Maps & Info |
Facts about Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV):
- Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV) currently has only 1 runway.
- Porterville Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Porterville, a city in Tulare County, California, United States.
- Because of Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 442 feet, planes can take off or land at Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville 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 airport was opened in September 1942 as Porterville Army Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Fourth Air Force as a training base during World War II.
- The closest airport to Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV) is Mefford Field (TLR), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) WNW of PTV.
- The furthest airport from Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,368 miles (18,294 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
Facts about Timbedra Airport (TMD):
- The closest airport to Timbedra Airport (TMD) is Néma Airport (EMN), which is located 62 miles (101 kilometers) ENE of TMD.
- In addition to being known as "Timbedra Airport", another name for TMD is "مطار تمبدغة الدولي".
- The furthest airport from Timbedra Airport (TMD) is Tongoa Airport (TGH), which is nearly antipodal to Timbedra Airport (meaning Timbedra Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tongoa Airport), and is located 12,215 miles (19,658 kilometers) away in Tongoa, Shefa Province, Vanuatu.
