Nonstop flight route between Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal and Alor Island, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Porto Santo Airport (PXO), Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal and Alor Island Airport (ARD), Alor Island, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,408 miles (or 15,141 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 Porto Santo Airport and Alor Island 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 Porto Santo Airport and Alor Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PXO / LPPS |
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Location: | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°4'14"N by 16°20'58"W |
Area Served: | Porto Santo Island |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 338 feet (103 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PXO |
More Information: | PXO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ARD / WATM |
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Location: | Alor Island, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°7'54"S by 124°35'50"E |
Elevation: | 39 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ARD |
More Information: | ARD Maps & Info |
Facts about Porto Santo Airport (PXO):
- Porto Santo Airport (PXO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The island of Porto Santo was the first of the Madeira Islands to obtain an airport.
- Porto Santo Airport handled 106,592 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Porto Santo Airport", another name for PXO is "Aeroporto de Porto Santo".
- The closest airport to Porto Santo Airport (PXO) is Madeira Airport (FNC), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) SW of PXO.
- Because of Porto Santo Airport's relatively low elevation of 338 feet, planes can take off or land at Porto Santo 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 Porto Santo Airport (PXO) is Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH), which is nearly antipodal to Porto Santo Airport (meaning Porto Santo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lord Howe Island Airport), and is located 12,150 miles (19,553 kilometers) away in Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia.
Facts about Alor Island Airport (ARD):
- Alor Island Airport (ARD) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Alor Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Alor Island 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 Alor Island Airport (ARD) is Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG), which is nearly antipodal to Alor Island Airport (meaning Alor Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Zorg en Hoop Airport), and is located 12,276 miles (19,756 kilometers) away in Paramaribo, Suriname.
- The closest airport to Alor Island Airport (ARD) is Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL), which is located 70 miles (112 kilometers) ESE of ARD.
- In addition to being known as "Alor Island Airport", another name for ARD is "Bandar Udara Mali".