Nonstop flight route between Bodø, Norway and Portland, Oregon, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bodø Airport (BOO), Bodø, Norway and Portland International Airport (PDX), Portland, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,321 miles (or 6,954 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 Bodø 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 Bodø 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 Bodø Airport (BOO):

• In addition to being known as "Bodø Airport", another name for BOO is "Bodø lufthavn".
• Bodø Airport handled 1,669,191 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Bodø Airport (BOO) is Værøy Heliport (VRY), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) WNW of BOO.
• The furthest airport from Bodø Airport (BOO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,767 miles (17,328 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Bodø Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Bodø 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 airport is very near the city centre, about 1.5 km distance, and from the railway station 2.0 km.
• Bodø Airport (BOO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The first runway at Bodø Airport was built during World War II by British troops, after Germany had invaded Southern Norway.

Facts about Portland International Airport (PDX):

• Portland International Airport (PDX) has 3 runways.
• The present PDX site was purchased by the Portland City Council in 1936.
• Portland International Airport handled 1,502,956 passengers last year.
• 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.
• A new terminal opened in 1959, which for the most part serves as the present facility.
• Concourses A and B are given mostly to Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air.
• 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.
• The April 1957 OAG shows 38 United departures a day, 10 West Coast, 8 Northwest and 6 Western.
• Portland International Airport is a joint civil-military airport and the largest airport in the U.S.
• The closest airport to Portland International Airport (PDX) is Portland-Troutdale Airport (TTD), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ESE of 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.