Nonstop flight route between Ludington, Michigan, United States and Porto, Portugal:
Departure Airport:
(43°57'44"N by 86°24'28"W)
Arrival Airport:
(41°14'8"N by 8°40'41"W)
Distance from LDM to OPO:
3,804.78 miles (6,123.18 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mason County Airport (LDM), Ludington, Michigan, United States and Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), Porto, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,805 miles (or 6,123 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 Mason County Airport and Francisco Sá Carneiro 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 Mason County Airport and Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LDM / KLDM |
| Airport Name: | Mason County Airport |
| Location: | Ludington, Michigan, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°57'44"N by 86°24'28"W |
| Area Served: | Ludington |
| Operator/Owner: | Mason County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 646 feet (197 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LDM |
| More Information: | LDM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OPO / LPPR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Porto, Portugal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°14'8"N by 8°40'41"W |
| Area Served: | Porto, Portugal |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Portugal. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 226 feet (69 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OPO |
| More Information: | OPO Maps & Info |
Facts about Mason County Airport (LDM):
- Mason County Airport (LDM) has 2 runways.
- Because of Mason County Airport's relatively low elevation of 646 feet, planes can take off or land at Mason County 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 Mason County Airport (LDM) is Manistee County Blacker Airport (MBL), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) NNE of LDM.
- The furthest airport from Mason County Airport (LDM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,095 miles (17,856 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO):
- The furthest airport from Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) is Westport Airport (WSZ), which is nearly antipodal to Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (meaning Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Westport Airport), and is located 12,400 miles (19,955 kilometers) away in Westport, New Zealand.
- Because of Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport's relatively low elevation of 226 feet, planes can take off or land at Francisco Sá Carneiro 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.
- On 25 February 2008, Airports Council International announced that according to its 2007 Airport Service Quality Survey, Porto placed first overall in Europe for service and placed fourth among airports worldwide having fewer than 5 million passengers.
- STCP buses also link the airport and the city.
- The closest airport to Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) is Braga Airport (BGZ), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NNE of OPO.
- Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport", another name for OPO is "Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro".
- Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport handled 6,050,094 passengers last year.
- Porto Airport reached its six millionth passenger mark on 30 December 2011.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 22.86 miles (36.78 km) NNE | Manistee County Blacker Airport (MBL) | Manistee, Michigan, United States |     |
| 2 | 44.55 miles (71.70 km) E | Nartron Field (RCT) | Reed City, Michigan, United States | |
| 3 | 47.99 miles (77.23 km) ESE | Roben-Hood Airport (WBR) | Big Rapids, Michigan, United States | |
| 4 | 53.60 miles (86.26 km) ENE | Wexford County Airport (CAD) | Cadillac, Michigan, United States | |
| 5 | 55.58 miles (89.45 km) S | Muskegon County Airport (MKG) | Muskegon, Michigan, United States | |
| 6 | 64.25 miles (103.39 km) W | Manitowoc County Airport (MTW) | Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 7 | 67.54 miles (108.70 km) NE | Cherry Capital Airport (TVC) | Traverse City, Michigan, United States | |
| 8 | 73.15 miles (117.72 km) W | Sheboygan County Memorial Airport (SBM) | Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 9 | 78.81 miles (126.83 km) NW | Door County Cherryland Airport (SUE) | Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 10 | 81.55 miles (131.24 km) S | Park Township Airport (HLM) | Holland, Michigan, United States | |
| 11 | 86.57 miles (139.32 km) ESE | Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MOP) | Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States | |
| 12 | 86.94 miles (139.91 km) SSE | Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) | Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States | |
| 13 | 90.35 miles (145.40 km) ENE | Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport (HTL) | Houghton Lake, Michigan, United States | |
| 14 | 92.58 miles (148.99 km) WNW | Austin Straubel International Airport (GRB) | Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 15 | 92.64 miles (149.08 km) NE | Antrim County Airport (ACB) | Bellaire, Michigan, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,095.20 miles (17,855.95 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,071.31 miles (17,817.49 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,061.27 miles (17,801.34 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,045.60 miles (17,776.13 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,009.59 miles (17,718.18 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,991.27 miles (17,688.70 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,980.26 miles (17,670.98 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,969.36 miles (17,653.44 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,968.05 miles (17,651.32 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,932.03 miles (17,593.36 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,871.25 miles (17,495.54 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,837.13 miles (17,440.63 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,831.77 miles (17,432.00 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,821.65 miles (17,415.71 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,770.44 miles (17,333.31 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.12 miles (43.64 km) NNE | Braga Airport (BGZ) | Braga, Portugal | |
| 2 | 49.86 miles (80.24 km) E | Vila Real Airport (VRL) | Vila Real, Portugal | |
| 3 | 68.70 miles (110.56 km) N | Vigo Airport (VGO) | Vigo, Galicia, Spain | |
| 4 | 75.37 miles (121.30 km) S | Coimbra Airport (CBP) | Coimbra, Portugal | |
| 5 | 91.82 miles (147.78 km) SE | Covilhã Airport (COV) | Covilhã, Portugal | |
| 6 | 110.56 miles (177.94 km) ENE | Bragança Airport (BGC) | Bragança, Portugal | |
| 7 | 115.54 miles (185.94 km) N | Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) | Santiago de Compostela, Spain | |
| 8 | 143.60 miles (231.10 km) N | A Coruña Airport (LCG) | A Coruña, Spain | |
| 9 | 166.53 miles (268.01 km) E | Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM) | Salamanca, Spain | |
| 10 | 171.77 miles (276.44 km) S | Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS) | Lisbon, Portugal | |
| 11 | 181.35 miles (291.86 km) ENE | León Airport (LEN) | León, Spain | |
| 12 | 189.39 miles (304.79 km) SSE | Badajoz Airport (BJZ) | Badajoz, Spain | |
| 13 | 200.72 miles (323.02 km) E | Valladolid International Airport (VLL) | Valladolid, Spain | |
| 14 | 209.89 miles (337.78 km) NE | Asturias Airport (OVD) | Oviedo, Asturias, Spain | |
| 15 | 221.68 miles (356.76 km) S | Beja Airport (BYJ) | Beja, Portugal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,399.58 miles (19,955.14 km) SSW | Westport Airport (WSZ) | Westport, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,356.20 miles (19,885.33 km) WSW | Takaka Aerodrome (KTF) | Takaka, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,351.81 miles (19,878.26 km) S | Greymouth Airport (GMN) | Greymouth, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,349.51 miles (19,874.56 km) W | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,338.07 miles (19,856.16 km) W | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,333.22 miles (19,848.35 km) S | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,303.25 miles (19,800.10 km) W | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,293.50 miles (19,784.43 km) SW | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,269.27 miles (19,745.42 km) SSW | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,269.21 miles (19,745.34 km) SSE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,255.84 miles (19,723.81 km) W | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,251.77 miles (19,717.26 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,250.90 miles (19,715.86 km) S | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,244.42 miles (19,705.44 km) W | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,242.51 miles (19,702.36 km) SSE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |