Nonstop flight route between Aalborg, Denmark and Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Aalborg Airport (AAL), Aalborg, Denmark and Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO), Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,842 miles (or 7,793 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 Aalborg Airport and Portland-Hillsboro 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 Aalborg Airport and Portland-Hillsboro Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Aalborg Airport (AAL):

• Because of Aalborg Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Aalborg 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.
• Aalborg Airport (AAL) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Aalborg Airport (AAL) is Sindal Airport (CNL), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) NNE of AAL.
• In addition to being known as "Aalborg Airport", another name for AAL is "Aalborg Lufthavn".
• The furthest airport from Aalborg Airport (AAL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,479 miles (18,474 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The airport resides at an elevation of 10 feet above mean sea level.
• Aalborg Airport handled 142,228 passengers last year.

Facts about Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO):

• A Horizon Air plane was hijacked on May 2, 1986, en route from Eugene to Portland, with the pilot able to convince the hijacker to allow the plane to land at HIO where the hijacker was arrested.
• The closest airport to Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) is Portland International Airport (PDX), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) E of HIO.
• Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) has 2 runways.
• Facilities include a 6,600-foot runway, a 4,049-foot runway, and an FAA control tower.
• With the outbreak of World War II in 1941, the city received federal money again, plus the city approved local financing to improve the airport again, with the costs of the improvements totaling around $600,000.
• Because of Portland-Hillsboro Airport's relatively low elevation of 204 feet, planes can take off or land at Portland-Hillsboro 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 Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,913 miles (17,563 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.