Nonstop flight route between Portland, Maine, United States and Yangon, Myanmar:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Portland International Jetport (PWM), Portland, Maine, United States and Yangon International Airport (RGN), Yangon, Myanmar would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,166 miles (or 13,142 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 Yangon 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 Yangon 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: | RGN / VYYY |
Airport Name: | Yangon International Airport |
Location: | Yangon, Myanmar |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°54'25"N by 96°7'59"E |
Area Served: | Yangon |
Operator/Owner: | Government of the Republic of Union of Myanmar |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 109 feet (33 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RGN |
More Information: | RGN Maps & Info |
Facts about Portland International Jetport (PWM):
- In 2008 Delta Air Lines resumed mainline service to Portland, a daily flight to Atlanta on a McDonnell Douglas MD-88.
- The airport is the busiest in the state.
- Jet flights began in 1968, and for the first time Portland got a nonstop beyond Boston when Northeast DC-9s flew to La Guardia.
- In the wake of the September 11 attacks many U.S.
- Portland International Jetport is a public airport two miles west of downtown Portland, in Cumberland County, Maine.
- 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.
- Portland International Jetport (PWM) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- 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 1980 the passenger terminal expanded to the east with the addition of two baggage carousels.
Facts about Yangon International Airport (RGN):
- Because of Yangon International Airport's relatively low elevation of 109 feet, planes can take off or land at Yangon 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 furthest airport from Yangon International Airport (RGN) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,882 miles (19,123 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
- A modernization programme launched in April 2003 has so far resulted in a new terminal and an extended 11,200-foot runway.
- The closest airport to Yangon International Airport (RGN) is Pathein Airport (BSX), which is located 90 miles (144 kilometers) W of RGN.
- Yangon International Airport (RGN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Yangon International Airport handled 3,100,000 passengers last year.