Nonstop flight route between Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal and Windhoek, Namibia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Porto Santo Airport (PXO), Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal and Eros Airport (ERS), Windhoek, Namibia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,433 miles (or 7,135 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 Eros 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 Eros 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: | ERS / FYWE |
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Location: | Windhoek, Namibia |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°36'43"S by 17°4'50"E |
Area Served: | Windhoek, Namibia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5575 feet (1,699 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ERS |
More Information: | ERS Maps & Info |
Facts about Porto Santo Airport (PXO):
- Porto Santo Airport handled 106,592 passengers last year.
- Porto Santo Airport is an airport located 2 km north northwest of Porto Santo on Porto Santo Island, Madeira.
- Porto Santo Airport (PXO) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 closest airport to Porto Santo Airport (PXO) is Madeira Airport (FNC), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) SW of PXO.
- In addition to being known as "Porto Santo Airport", another name for PXO is "Aeroporto de Porto Santo".
- The airport's infrastructure has improved over time, with increases to the runway length and in ramp surface.
- 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 Eros Airport (ERS):
- In addition to being known as "Eros Airport", another name for ERS is "Windhoek Eros Airport".
- Because of Eros Airport's high elevation of 5,575 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ERS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ERS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In January 2008, a Cessna 210 crashed after take off killing the pilot and all 6 tourists on board.
- The furthest airport from Eros Airport (ERS) is PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), which is nearly antipodal to Eros Airport (meaning Eros Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from PMRF Barking Sands), and is located 12,232 miles (19,686 kilometers) away in Kekaha, Hawaii, United States.
- Eros Airport (ERS) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Eros Airport (ERS) is Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ENE of ERS.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 5,575 feet above mean sea level.