Nonstop flight route between Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom and Portland, Oregon, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom and Portland International Airport (PDX), Portland, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,552 miles (or 7,326 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 Aberdeen International Airport and Portland 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 Aberdeen International Airport and Portland International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ):

• Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• Aberdeen International Airport handled 3,440,765 passengers last year.
• Because of Aberdeen International Airport's relatively low elevation of 215 feet, planes can take off or land at Aberdeen 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 closest airport to Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) is RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) NW of ABZ.
• The furthest airport from Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,616 miles (18,694 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Aberdeen International Airport", other names for ABZ include "Aberdeen/Dyce Airport" and "Port-adhair Obar Dheathain".
• With the discovery of North Sea oil, helicopter operations began in 1967, linking the growing number of oil rigs to the mainland.
• General aviation flight training for private pilots licenses takes place from the East Side of the airport and located in the ground Handling agents premises.
• Near the airport off the A96 it the flat areas across from Concraig Farm the land here had wooden poles erected to deter German Gliders landing to attack RAF Dyce during WW2
• On 8 January 2013, the airport was renamed Aberdeen International.
• BAA predicts passenger numbers at Aberdeen will rise to 5.9 million by 2030, and says the expansion will create more than 1,200 jobs at the airport and many more across Scotland.

Facts about Portland International Airport (PDX):

• Portland Airport has five concourses as well as a business aviation terminal.
• Because of Portland International Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Portland 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.
• Portland International Airport (PDX) has 3 runways.
• The international section of Concourse D was renamed the Governor Victor G.
• Concourses A and B are given mostly to Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air.
• In 1925 aviation proponents proposed an airport for Portland on Swan Island, northwest of downtown Portland on the Willamette River.
• The early 1990s saw a food court and extension added to Concourse C, and the opening of the new Concourse D in 1994.
• The furthest airport from Portland International Airport (PDX) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,903 miles (17,546 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• In August 2005, the concourse connector was opened.
• The closest airport to Portland International Airport (PDX) is Portland-Troutdale Airport (TTD), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ESE of PDX.
• Portland International Airport handled 1,502,956 passengers last year.