Nonstop flight route between Portland, Maine, United States and Kolda, Senegal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Portland International Jetport (PWM), Portland, Maine, United States and Kolda North Airport (KDA), Kolda, Senegal would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,888 miles (or 6,258 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 Kolda North 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 Kolda North 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: | KDA / GOGK |
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Location: | Kolda, Senegal |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°53'53"N by 14°58'5"W |
Area Served: | Kolda, Senegal |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KDA |
More Information: | KDA Maps & Info |
Facts about Portland International Jetport (PWM):
- Some service began to return as the industry's economics improved in 2005 and 2006.
- Portland International Jetport (PWM) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- Peoplexpress Airlines arrived in 1983, the first jet competitor to Northeast/Delta at PWM.
- 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.
- Jet flights began in 1968, and for the first time Portland got a nonstop beyond Boston when Northeast DC-9s flew to La Guardia.
- The closest airport to Portland International Jetport (PWM) is Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NE of PWM.
- In June 1983 United Airlines arrived in Portland, planning to be the only airline to serve 50 states.
Facts about Kolda North Airport (KDA):
- Kolda North Airport (KDA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kolda North Airport (KDA) is Vanua Lava Airport (SLH), which is nearly antipodal to Kolda North Airport (meaning Kolda North Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Vanua Lava Airport), and is located 12,256 miles (19,724 kilometers) away in Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu.
- The closest airport to Kolda North Airport (KDA) is Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) SW of KDA.
- In addition to being known as "Kolda North Airport", another name for KDA is "GODK (was GOGK)".
- Because of Kolda North Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Kolda North 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.