Nonstop flight route between Portland, Maine, United States and Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Portland International Jetport (PWM), Portland, Maine, United States and Hohhot Baita International Airport (HET), Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,597 miles (or 10,617 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 Jetport and Hohhot Baita 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 International Jetport and Hohhot Baita 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: | PWM / KPWM |
Airport Name: | Portland International Jetport |
Location: | Portland, Maine, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°38'45"N by 70°18'33"W |
Area Served: | Portland, Maine |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 76 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PWM |
More Information: | PWM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HET / ZBHH |
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Location: | Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°51'5"N by 111°49'26"E |
Area Served: | Hohhot |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Administration of China |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3556 feet (1,084 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HET |
More Information: | HET Maps & Info |
Facts about Portland International Jetport (PWM):
- Peoplexpress Airlines arrived in 1983, the first jet competitor to Northeast/Delta at PWM.
- The furthest airport from Portland International Jetport (PWM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,705 miles (18,838 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Portland International Jetport (PWM) is Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NE of PWM.
- Jet flights began in 1968, and for the first time Portland got a nonstop beyond Boston when Northeast DC-9s flew to La Guardia.
- Because of Portland International Jetport's relatively low elevation of 76 feet, planes can take off or land at Portland International Jetport 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.
- In 2004 Runway 11/29 was lengthened to 7,200 feet.
- Portland International Jetport (PWM) has 2 runways.
- 1986 also brought US Airways, who began flights to Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
- In 1981 Air New England ceased operations and pulled out of the Jetport after 11 years.
- Some service began to return as the industry's economics improved in 2005 and 2006.
- The present airport started to take shape in the 1950s.
Facts about Hohhot Baita International Airport (HET):
- The furthest airport from Hohhot Baita International Airport (HET) is Maquinchao Airport (MQD), which is nearly antipodal to Hohhot Baita International Airport (meaning Hohhot Baita International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maquinchao Airport), and is located 12,398 miles (19,953 kilometers) away in Maquinchao, Río Negro Province, Argentina.
- In addition to being known as "Hohhot Baita International Airport", other names for HET include "呼和浩特白塔国际机场ᠬᠥᠬᠡᠬᠣᠲᠠ ᠣᠯᠠᠨ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ ᠦᠨ ᠨᠢᠰᠬᠦ ᠪᠠᠭᠤᠳᠠᠯ" and "Hūhéhàotè Báitǎ Guójì Jīchǎng".
- Hohhot Baita International Airport (HET) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Hohhot Baita International Airport (HET) is Baotou Airport (BAV), which is located 98 miles (157 kilometers) WSW of HET.