Nonstop flight route between Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil and Portland, Oregon, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW), Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil and Portland International Airport (PDX), Portland, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,983 miles (or 9,629 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 Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport and Portland 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 Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport and Portland 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: | PMW / SBPJ |
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Location: | Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°17'23"S by 48°21'28"W |
Area Served: | Palmas |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 774 feet (236 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PMW |
More Information: | PMW 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 Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW):
- The furthest airport from Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW) is Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR), which is nearly antipodal to Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (meaning Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Roman Tmetuchl International Airport), and is located 12,154 miles (19,560 kilometers) away in Koror, Palau.
- Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport", another name for PMW is "Aeroporto de Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues".
- The closest airport to Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW) is Gurupi Airport (GRP), which is located 113 miles (182 kilometers) SSW of PMW.
- Because of Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport's relatively low elevation of 774 feet, planes can take off or land at Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues 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.
- Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport handled 579,395 passengers last year.
- It is operated by Infraero.
Facts about Portland International Airport (PDX):
- In the 1980s Air California had nonstop flights to Seattle, Reno and the Bay Area.
- Portland International Airport (PDX) has 3 runways.
- In 2012, PDX handled 14,390,784 passengers and had non-stop commercial air service to 17 of the 18 most populated US Metropolitan Statistical Areas.
- By the 1980s, the terminal building began an extensive renovation in order to update PDX to meet future needs.
- In 1948 the entire airport grounds were flooded during the Vanport Flood, forcing scheduled airline services to reroute to nearby Troutdale Airport.
- In 1925 aviation proponents proposed an airport for Portland on Swan Island, northwest of downtown Portland on the Willamette River.
- The present PDX site was purchased by the Portland City Council in 1936.
- 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 furthest airport from Portland International Airport (PDX) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,903 miles (17,546 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- 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 handled 1,502,956 passengers last year.