Nonstop flight route between Santiago del Estero, Argentina and Palmdale, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE), Santiago del Estero, Argentina and Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD), Palmdale, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,560 miles (or 8,948 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 Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport and Palmdale Regional 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 Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport and Palmdale Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE):

• Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) is Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN), which is nearly antipodal to Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (meaning Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Nanchang Changbei International Airport), and is located 12,359 miles (19,890 kilometers) away in Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
• Because of Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport's relatively low elevation of 656 feet, planes can take off or land at Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés 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.
• In addition to being known as "Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport", another name for SDE is "Aeropuerto de Santiago del Estero – Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés".
• The closest airport to Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) is Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) NW of SDE.

Facts about Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD):

• The Federal Aviation Administration operates its Los Angeles Air Route Traffic Control Center at its site on Plant 42 by Avenue P and 25th Street East.
• During the 1990s, airlines operated out of the Palmdale Regional Airport, which consisted of the terminal and parking lot on leased land.
• The Blackbird Airpark Museum and the adjacent Palmdale Plant 42 Heritage Airpark have recently been opened on Plant 42 property along Avenue P with displays of the SR-71, U-2, Century Series fighters and other aircraft designed, engineered, manufactured, and flight tested at its facilities.
• Palmdale Army Airfield was declared a surplus facility in 1946 and was purchased by Los Angeles County for use as a municipal airport.
• 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.
• In late 2008 Palmdale expressed interest in assuming operations at Palmdale Airport, including management of the terminal, taxiways, and parking, from LAWA.
• Both the Air Force and its aircraft contractors needed a location away from major population centers - due to sonic booms, other noises and security concerns - but close enough to the major centers of aircraft design and production, while having excellent flying weather the year around.
• Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD) has 3 runways.
• 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.