Nonstop flight route between Cúcuta, Colombia and Portland, Oregon, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC), Cúcuta, Colombia and Portland International Airport (PDX), Portland, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,945 miles (or 6,349 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 Camilo Daza 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 Camilo Daza 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 Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC):

• Camilo Daza International Airport is a civil airport located in Cúcuta, Colombia.
• In March 2008, Camilo Daza International Airport was the epicenter for the arrival of direct international flights from Madrid, Miami, San Jose, Quito and Caracas on the grounds of the Peace Without Borders concert held in Cúcuta.
• The furthest airport from Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC) is Cibeureum Airfield (TSY), which is nearly antipodal to Camilo Daza International Airport (meaning Camilo Daza International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cibeureum Airfield), and is located 12,371 miles (19,909 kilometers) away in Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia.
• Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Camilo Daza International Airport", another name for CUC is "Aeropuerto Internacional Camilo Daza".
• The closest airport to Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC) is Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) SE of CUC.
• In 2005, the Civil Aeronautics of Colombia announced a renovation of the airport, seeking to transform it into one of the most modern in the nation.

Facts about Portland International Airport (PDX):

• Portland International Airport handled 1,502,956 passengers last year.
• 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.
• Swan Island Airport was officially named Portland Airport until the opening of the new airport.
• A new terminal opened in 1959, which for the most part serves as the present facility.
• In 1948 the entire airport grounds were flooded during the Vanport Flood, forcing scheduled airline services to reroute to nearby Troutdale Airport.
• 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 International Airport (PDX) has 3 runways.
• In 2013, a Travel+Leisure magazine readers' poll named PDX the best US airport, based on its on-time record, dining, shopping, and mass transportation into the city.
• The first international nonstop was Western's 720B to Vancouver in 1967.
• Concourses A and B are given mostly to Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air.