Nonstop flight route between Sardinia, Italy and Palmdale, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(39°55'0"N by 9°40'59"E)
Arrival Airport:
(34°37'45"N by 118°5'3"W)
Distance from TTB to PMD:
6,305.05 miles (10,146.97 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tortolì Airport (TTB), Sardinia, Italy and Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD), Palmdale, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,305 miles (or 10,147 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 Tortolì 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 Tortolì Airport and Palmdale Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TTB / LIET |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Sardinia, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°55'0"N by 9°40'59"E |
| Area Served: | Tortolì, Italy |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TTB |
| More Information: | TTB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PMD / KPMD |
| Airport Name: | Palmdale Regional Airport |
| Location: | Palmdale, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°37'45"N by 118°5'3"W |
| Area Served: | Palmdale, California |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military (Joint Use) |
| Elevation: | 2543 feet (775 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PMD |
| More Information: | PMD Maps & Info |
Facts about Tortolì Airport (TTB):
- In addition to being known as "Tortolì Airport", another name for TTB is "Aeroporto di Tortolì".
- The furthest airport from Tortolì Airport (TTB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Tortolì Airport (meaning Tortolì Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,022 miles (19,348 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Tortolì Airport (TTB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Tortolì Airport (TTB) is Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) SW of TTB.
Facts about Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD):
- The Blackbird Airpark Museum is an extension of the AFFTC Museum at Edwards AFB, while the Heritage Airpark is operated by the City of Palmdale.
- PMD and Plant 42 are separate facilities that share a common runway at the site.
- The origins of Palmdale Regional Airport go to the early 1930s, when a small airstrip was built in the desert.
- Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD) has 3 runways.
- The airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service facility based on enplanements in 2008.Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 10,392 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 82% more than the 5,712 in 2007.
- 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.
- Between June 7 and December 31, 2007, the airport served 12,022 passengers, about 58 passengers per day.
- 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.
- On February 1, 1991, USAir Flight 1493, a Boeing 737 landing on Runway 24L at LAX, collided upon touchdown with a SkyWest Airlines Fairchild Metroliner, Flight 5569 departing to Palmdale Regional Airport, that had been holding in position on the same runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 56.87 miles (91.53 km) SW | Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) | Cagliari, Italy |     |
| 2 | 67.53 miles (108.68 km) N | Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) | Olbia, Italy | |
| 3 | 88.56 miles (142.52 km) NW | Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO) | Alghero, Sardinia, Italy | |
| 4 | 113.78 miles (183.11 km) NNW | Figari-Sud Corse Airport (Figari South Corsica Airport) (FSC) | Figari, Corsica, France | |
| 5 | 146.11 miles (235.14 km) NNW | Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA) | Ajaccio, Corsica, France | |
| 6 | 182.24 miles (293.28 km) N | Bastia – Poretta Airport (BIA) | Bastia, Corsica, France | |
| 7 | 184.79 miles (297.39 km) S | Bizerte-Sidi Ahmed Air Base (OIZ) | Bizerte, Tunisia | |
| 8 | 186.10 miles (299.50 km) NNW | Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY) | Calvi, Corsica, France | |
| 9 | 186.46 miles (300.07 km) NE | Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO) | Fiumicino (near Rome), Italy | |
| 10 | 198.58 miles (319.58 km) N | Marina di Campo Airport (EBA) | Elba, Italy | |
| 11 | 200.25 miles (322.27 km) NE | Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA) | Rome, Italy | |
| 12 | 202.80 miles (326.37 km) NE | Latina Airport (QLT) | Latina (near Rome), Italy | |
| 13 | 204.94 miles (329.81 km) SE | Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS) | Trapani, Italy | |
| 14 | 207.54 miles (334.00 km) SSW | Tabarka–Ain Draham International Airport (TBJ) | Tabarka, Tunisia | |
| 15 | 209.21 miles (336.70 km) NNE | Grosseto Airport (GRS) | Grosseto, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,022.04 miles (19,347.55 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,805.38 miles (18,998.88 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,755.53 miles (18,918.65 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,737.30 miles (18,889.30 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,709.17 miles (18,844.03 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,706.18 miles (18,839.23 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,695.23 miles (18,821.60 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,694.98 miles (18,821.20 km) E | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,693.84 miles (18,819.36 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,672.11 miles (18,784.40 km) E | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,661.67 miles (18,767.59 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,661.15 miles (18,766.76 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,653.03 miles (18,753.68 km) E | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,651.47 miles (18,751.17 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,650.49 miles (18,749.61 km) E | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.85 miles (17.46 km) NW | General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF) | Lancaster, California, United States | |
| 2 | 22.22 miles (35.77 km) NNE | Edwards Air Force Base (EDW) | Edwards, California, United States | |
| 3 | 29.95 miles (48.21 km) N | Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV) | Mojave, California, United States | |
| 4 | 31.71 miles (51.03 km) SW | Whiteman Airport (WHP) | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| 5 | 33.50 miles (53.91 km) SSW | Bob Hope Airport (BUR) | Burbank, California, United States | |
| 6 | 37.09 miles (59.68 km) SW | Van Nuys Airport (VNY) | Van Nuys, California, United States | |
| 7 | 37.65 miles (60.59 km) S | San Gabriel Valley (El Monte) Airport (EMT) | El Monte, California, United States | |
| 8 | 39.94 miles (64.28 km) E | Southern California Logistics Airport (VCV) | Victorville, California, United States | |
| 9 | 40.30 miles (64.86 km) NNW | Tehachapi Municipal Airport (TSP) | Tehachapi, California, United States | |
| 10 | 40.97 miles (65.94 km) SSE | Brackett Field (POC) | La Verne, California, United States | |
| 11 | 42.34 miles (68.13 km) SSE | Cable Airport (CCB) | Upland, California, United States | |
| 12 | 47.29 miles (76.10 km) SSW | Santa Monica Airport (SMO) | Santa Monica, California, United States | |
| 13 | 48.26 miles (77.67 km) SE | LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) | Ontario (near Los Angeles), California, United States | |
| 14 | 50.88 miles (81.89 km) SSW | Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR) | Hawthorne, California, United States | |
| 15 | 50.93 miles (81.97 km) SSW | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,436.33 miles (18,404.95 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,422.33 miles (18,382.41 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,410.70 miles (18,363.70 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,405.45 miles (18,355.25 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,324.03 miles (18,224.22 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,200.81 miles (18,025.92 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,196.09 miles (18,018.32 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,157.09 miles (17,955.55 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,059.82 miles (17,799.01 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,031.77 miles (17,753.87 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,029.40 miles (17,750.05 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,015.26 miles (17,727.30 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 11,013.45 miles (17,724.39 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 11,003.76 miles (17,708.79 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,988.60 miles (17,684.40 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |