Nonstop flight route between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Portland, Oregon, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Almaty International Airport (ALA), Almaty, Kazakhstan and Portland International Airport (PDX), Portland, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,174 miles (or 9,936 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 Almaty 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 Almaty International Airport and Portland 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: | ALA / UAAA |
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| Location: | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°21'19"N by 77°2'40"E |
| Area Served: | Almaty |
| Operator/Owner: | JSC Almaty International Airport |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2234 feet (681 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ALA |
| More Information: | ALA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PDX / KPDX |
| Airport Name: | Portland International Airport |
| Location: | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°35'18"N by 122°35'50"W |
| Area Served: | Portland metropolitan area |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 30 feet (9 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PDX |
| More Information: | PDX Maps & Info |
Facts about Almaty International Airport (ALA):
- The furthest airport from Almaty International Airport (ALA) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,261 miles (18,123 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- On 9 July 1999 a fire started in the shashlik kitchen of the airport restaurant.
- Almaty International Airport (ALA) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Almaty International Airport", other names for ALA include "Халықаралық Алматы Әуежайы" and "Международный Аэропорт Алматы".
- The closest airport to Almaty International Airport (ALA) is Manas International Airport (FRU), which is located 131 miles (211 kilometers) W of ALA.
Facts about Portland International Airport (PDX):
- PDX has a shopping mall behind its ticketing counters, with all shops and restaurants open every day.
- The first international nonstop was Western's 720B to Vancouver in 1967.
- By the 1980s, the terminal building began an extensive renovation in order to update PDX to meet future needs.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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's main airport has been in two other incarnations.
- Portland International Airport handled 1,502,956 passengers last year.
- An expanded parking garage, new control tower, and canopy over the curbside were finished in the late 1990s.
- Portland International Airport (PDX) has 3 runways.
