Nonstop flight route between Portland, Maine, United States and Manchester, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Portland International Jetport (PWM), Portland, Maine, United States and Manchester Airport (MAN), Manchester, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,063 miles (or 4,929 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 Manchester 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 Manchester 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: | MAN / EGCC |
Airport Name: | Manchester Airport |
Location: | Manchester, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°21'14"N by 2°16'29"W |
Area Served: | Manchester, United Kingdom |
Operator/Owner: | Manchester Airports Group |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 257 feet (78 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MAN |
More Information: | MAN Maps & Info |
Facts about Portland International Jetport (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.
- Portland International Jetport (PWM) has 2 runways.
- On September 1, 2005 Delta Air Lines ended mainline service to PWM.
- Peoplexpress Airlines arrived in 1983, the first jet competitor to Northeast/Delta at PWM.
- Boston-Maine Airways had a monopoly on passenger air travel at Portland, which continued after the airline was renamed Northeast Airlines.
- In 1980 the passenger terminal expanded to the east with the addition of two baggage carousels.
- Portland International Jetport is a public airport two miles west of downtown Portland, in Cumberland County, Maine.
- 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.
- Some service began to return as the industry's economics improved in 2005 and 2006.
Facts about Manchester Airport (MAN):
- North American carriers at Manchester include American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and US Airways.
- Terminal 3 acquired an extra security control area in November 2007, near check-in area C, dedicated to passengers travelling to Common Travel Area destinations.
- Because of Manchester Airport's relatively low elevation of 257 feet, planes can take off or land at Manchester 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.
- Europe is connected via an extensive range of scheduled and charter services coving all major alliance hubs, important cities and holiday destinations.
- The furthest airport from Manchester Airport (MAN) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,824 miles (19,029 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Terminal 1 is used by airlines with scheduled and charter operations, flying to European and other worldwide destinations.
- The closest airport to Manchester Airport (MAN) is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) W of MAN.
- Passenger flow on Terminal 1's gating piers is due to be realigned, with plans to redesign the piers so departures and arrivals do not contraflow on the same level, allowing larger seating areas at the gates, express retail outlets, and a dedicated lounge and gating area for future Airbus A380 flights.
- Terminal 2 has 20 gates, of which 14 have air bridges.
- Manchester Airport handled 20,751,581 passengers last year.
- Manchester Airport (MAN) has 2 runways.