Nonstop flight route between Beihan, Yemen and Portland, Oregon, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Beihan Airport (BHN), Beihan, Yemen and Portland International Airport (PDX), Portland, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,202 miles (or 13,200 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 Beihan 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 Beihan 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 Beihan Airport (BHN):

• The furthest airport from Beihan Airport (BHN) is Pukarua Airport (PUK), which is nearly antipodal to Beihan Airport (meaning Beihan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pukarua Airport), and is located 12,134 miles (19,527 kilometers) away in Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Beihan Airport (BHN) is Ataq Airport (AXK), which is located 76 miles (122 kilometers) ESE of BHN.
• Beihan Airport (BHN) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Portland International Airport (PDX):

• 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 early 1990s saw a food court and extension added to Concourse C, and the opening of the new Concourse D in 1994.
• By 1935 it was becoming apparent to the Port of Portland that the Swan Island Airport was becoming obsolete.
• 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.
• Portland International Airport (PDX) has 3 runways.
• In 1925 aviation proponents proposed an airport for Portland on Swan Island, northwest of downtown Portland on the Willamette River.
• The closest airport to Portland International Airport (PDX) is Portland-Troutdale Airport (TTD), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ESE of PDX.
• In 2012, PDX handled 14,390,784 passengers and had non-stop commercial air service to 17 of the 18 most populated US Metropolitan Statistical Areas.
• In the 1980s Air California had nonstop flights to Seattle, Reno and the Bay Area.
• PDX has direct connections to major airport hubs throughout the United States, plus non-stop international flights to Canada, Japan, and the Netherlands.
• Portland International Airport handled 1,502,956 passengers last year.
• PDX has a shopping mall behind its ticketing counters, with all shops and restaurants open every day.