Nonstop flight route between Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States and Nevis, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO), Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States and Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV), Nevis, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,951 miles (or 6,358 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 Portland-Hillsboro Airport and Vance W. Amory International 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 Portland-Hillsboro Airport and Vance W. Amory International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | NEV / TKPN |
Airport Name: | Vance W. Amory International Airport |
Location: | Nevis, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°12'20"N by 62°35'24"W |
Operator/Owner: | Nevis Air and Sea Ports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NEV |
More Information: | NEV Maps & Info |
Facts about Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO):
- 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.
- Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) has 2 runways.
- The airport was originally Hillsboro's municipal airport, which the Port of Portland bought in 1966.
- The closest airport to Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) is Portland International Airport (PDX), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) E of 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.
- As of 2005 the airport handled 223,000 takeoffs and landings.
- The airport handled 259,263 flights in 2008, surpassing Portland International in this category.
- 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.
Facts about Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV):
- The closest airport to Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV) is Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NW of NEV.
- Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV) is Port Hedland International Airport (PHE), which is nearly antipodal to Vance W. Amory International Airport (meaning Vance W. Amory International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Port Hedland International Airport), and is located 12,204 miles (19,640 kilometers) away in Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Vance W. Amory International Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Vance W. Amory International 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.