Nonstop flight route between Bakel, Senegal and Portland, Oregon, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bakel Airport (BXE), Bakel, Senegal and Portland International Airport (PDX), Portland, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,415 miles (or 10,325 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 Bakel 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 Bakel 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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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Bakel Airport (BXE):

• The furthest airport from Bakel Airport (BXE) is Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF), which is nearly antipodal to Bakel Airport (meaning Bakel Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maewo-Naone Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,954 kilometers) away in Maewo, Vanuatu.
• Because of Bakel Airport's relatively low elevation of 98 feet, planes can take off or land at Bakel 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 Bakel Airport (BXE) is Sélibaby Airport (SEY), which is located 29 miles (46 kilometers) NE of BXE.
• Bakel Airport (BXE) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Portland International Airport (PDX):

• In August 2005, the concourse connector was opened.
• The international section of Concourse D was renamed the Governor Victor G.
• Portland International Airport is a joint civil-military airport and the largest airport in the U.S.
• Portland International Airport (PDX) has 3 runways.
• The "super airport" had a terminal on the north side, off Marine Drive, and five runways.
• The present PDX site was purchased by the Portland City Council in 1936.
• By the 1980s, the terminal building began an extensive renovation in order to update PDX to meet future needs.
• Portland International Airport handled 1,502,956 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Portland International Airport (PDX) is Portland-Troutdale Airport (TTD), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ESE of PDX.
• 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.
• 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.