Nonstop flight route between Palm Springs, California, United States and Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (TRM), Palm Springs, California, United States and Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS), Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,069 miles (or 9,767 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 Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport and Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado 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 Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport and Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (TRM):

• Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (TRM) has 2 runways.
• Because of Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of -115 feet, planes can take off or land at Jacqueline Cochran Regional 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 Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (TRM) is Bermuda Dunes Airport (UDD), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) NW of TRM.
• The furthest airport from Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (TRM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,478 miles (18,472 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Phased down in 1944 after most Army units had deployed overseas to combat areas, Thermal had been inactive for six months when the United States Navy requested permission to occupy the base on December 2, 1944 with the stipulation that the Army could reoccupy with 30-days notice.
• Today, Thermal is a municipal airport serving general aviation.
• The facility hosts an air show in late November, showcasing both full-scale aircraft and radio controlled models as flown by members of the Coachella Valley Radio Control Club.
• The airport was established in August 1942 at the beginning of World War II, and was used as an air support command base as part of the Desert Training Center in the Mojave Desert of Southern California.
• In addition to being known as "Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport", another name for TRM is "(former Thermal Army Air Field)".

Facts about Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS):

• In addition to being known as "Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport", another name for IOS is "Aeroporto de Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado".
• Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport is located 3 km from downtown Ilhéus.
• Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport handled 502,390 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) is Porto Seguro Airport (BPS), which is located 112 miles (181 kilometers) S of IOS.
• Because of Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado 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 furthest airport from Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) is Guam International Airport (GUM), which is nearly antipodal to Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (meaning Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Guam International Airport), and is located 12,164 miles (19,576 kilometers) away in Hagåtña, Guam.