Nonstop flight route between Kelsey, Manitoba, Canada and Portland, Oregon, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kelsey Airport (KES), Kelsey, Manitoba, Canada and Portland International Airport (PDX), Portland, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,336 miles (or 2,150 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 Kelsey Airport and Portland International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KES / CZEE |
Airport Name: | Kelsey Airport |
Location: | Kelsey, Manitoba, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°2'12"N by 96°30'21"W |
Operator/Owner: | Manitoba Hydro |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 615 feet (187 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KES |
More Information: | KES Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PDX / KPDX |
Airport Name: | Portland International Airport |
Location: | Portland, Oregon, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°35'18"N by 122°35'50"W |
Area Served: | Portland metropolitan area |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 30 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from PDX |
More Information: | PDX Maps & Info |
Facts about Kelsey Airport (KES):
- Because of Kelsey Airport's relatively low elevation of 615 feet, planes can take off or land at Kelsey 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 Kelsey Airport (KES) is York Landing Airport (ZAC), which is located only 16 miles (27 kilometers) ENE of KES.
- Kelsey Airport (KES) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kelsey Airport (KES) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,299 miles (16,575 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Portland International Airport (PDX):
- The closest airport to Portland International Airport (PDX) is Portland-Troutdale Airport (TTD), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ESE of PDX.
- The "super airport" had a terminal on the north side, off Marine Drive, and five runways.
- During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces.
- In the 1980s Air California had nonstop flights to Seattle, Reno and the Bay Area.
- Portland International Airport handled 1,502,956 passengers last year.
- In 1925 aviation proponents proposed an airport for Portland on Swan Island, northwest of downtown Portland on the Willamette River.
- Because of Portland International Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Portland 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.
- Portland International Airport (PDX) has 3 runways.
- Plans made in 1968 to add a third runway by means of filling in parts of the Columbia River were met with vocal public opposition and scrapped.
- By 1935 it was becoming apparent to the Port of Portland that the Swan Island Airport was becoming obsolete.
- Portland International Airport is a joint civil-military airport and the largest airport in the U.S.
- A new terminal opened in 1959, which for the most part serves as the present facility.
- Concourses A and B are given mostly to Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air.
- The furthest airport from Portland International Airport (PDX) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,903 miles (17,546 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.