Nonstop flight route between Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States and Nikolski, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO), Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States and Nikolski Air Station (IKO), Nikolski, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,094 miles (or 3,370 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 relatively short distance between Portland-Hillsboro Airport and Nikolski Air Station, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HIO / KHIO |
Airport Name: | Portland-Hillsboro Airport |
Location: | Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°32'25"N by 122°56'59"W |
Operator/Owner: | Port of Portland |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 204 feet (62 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HIO |
More Information: | HIO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IKO / PAKO |
Airport Name: | Nikolski Air Station |
Location: | Nikolski, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°56'30"N by 168°50'56"W |
Area Served: | Nikolski, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Aleut Corporation |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 77 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IKO |
More Information: | IKO Maps & Info |
Facts about Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO):
- The furthest airport from Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,913 miles (17,563 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Portland-Hillsboro Airport's relatively low elevation of 204 feet, planes can take off or land at Portland-Hillsboro 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.
- Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) has 2 runways.
- As of 2006, the Port of Portland planned to spend $134 million through 2025 to improve the Hillsboro facility.
- The closest airport to Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) is Portland International Airport (PDX), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) E of HIO.
- A Horizon Air plane was hijacked on May 2, 1986, en route from Eugene to Portland, with the pilot able to convince the hijacker to allow the plane to land at HIO where the hijacker was arrested.
- With the outbreak of World War II in 1941, the city received federal money again, plus the city approved local financing to improve the airport again, with the costs of the improvements totaling around $600,000.
Facts about Nikolski Air Station (IKO):
- The furthest airport from Nikolski Air Station (IKO) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 11,076 miles (17,824 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Because of Nikolski Air Station's relatively low elevation of 77 feet, planes can take off or land at Nikolski Air Station 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.
- Nikolski Air Station resides at elevation of 77 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Nikolski Air Station (IKO) is Unalaska Airport (DUT), which is located 116 miles (186 kilometers) NE of IKO.
- Nikolski Air Station (IKO) currently has only 1 runway.