Nonstop flight route between Portland, Oregon, United States and Providencia Island, Colombia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Portland International Airport (PDX), Portland, Oregon, United States and El Embrujo Airport (PVA), Providencia Island, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,274 miles (or 5,269 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 International Airport and El Embrujo 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 International Airport and El Embrujo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PVA / SKPV |
Airport Name: | El Embrujo Airport |
Location: | Providencia Island, Colombia |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°21'24"N by 81°21'29"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PVA |
More Information: | PVA Maps & Info |
Facts about Portland International Airport (PDX):
- 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.
- The April 1957 OAG shows 38 United departures a day, 10 West Coast, 8 Northwest and 6 Western.
- Portland International Airport (PDX) has 3 runways.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Portland International Airport (PDX) is Portland-Troutdale Airport (TTD), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ESE of PDX.
- 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.
- The international section of Concourse D was renamed the Governor Victor G.
- Portland International Airport handled 1,502,956 passengers last year.
- The present PDX site was purchased by the Portland City Council in 1936.
Facts about El Embrujo Airport (PVA):
- The furthest airport from El Embrujo Airport (PVA) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to El Embrujo Airport (meaning El Embrujo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,290 miles (19,780 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of El Embrujo Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at El Embrujo 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 El Embrujo Airport (PVA) is Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport (ADZ), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) SSW of PVA.
- El Embrujo Airport (PVA) currently has only 1 runway.