Nonstop flight route between Twentynine Palms, California, United States and Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Twentynine Palms Airport (TNP), Twentynine Palms, California, United States and Sainte Marie Airport (SMS), Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,966 miles (or 17,649 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 Twentynine Palms Airport and Sainte Marie 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 Twentynine Palms Airport and Sainte Marie Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TNP / KTNP |
Airport Name: | Twentynine Palms Airport |
Location: | Twentynine Palms, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°7'54"N by 115°56'44"W |
Area Served: | Twentynine Palms, California |
Operator/Owner: | County of San Bernardino |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1888 feet (575 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TNP |
More Information: | TNP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SMS / FMMS |
Airport Name: | Sainte Marie Airport |
Location: | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°5'38"S by 49°48'56"E |
Area Served: | Sainte Marie, Analanjirofo, Madagascar |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SMS |
More Information: | SMS Maps & Info |
Facts about Twentynine Palms Airport (TNP):
- The closest airport to Twentynine Palms Airport (TNP) is Bermuda Dunes Airport (UDD), which is located 33 miles (52 kilometers) SW of TNP.
- Twentynine Palms Airport covers an area of 480 acres at an elevation of 1,888 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Twentynine Palms Airport (TNP) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,443 miles (18,415 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Twentynine Palms Airport (TNP) has 2 runways.
Facts about Sainte Marie Airport (SMS):
- Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Sainte Marie Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Sainte Marie 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.
- The closest airport to Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) is Toamasino Airport (TMM), which is located 76 miles (122 kilometers) SSW of SMS.
- The furthest airport from Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) is Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB), which is located 11,161 miles (17,962 kilometers) away in Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico.