Nonstop flight route between Cuyo, Palawan, Philippines and Portland, Maine, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cuyo Airport (CYU), Cuyo, Palawan, Philippines and Portland International Jetport (PWM), Portland, Maine, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,603 miles (or 13,846 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 Cuyo Airport and Portland International Jetport, 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 Cuyo Airport and Portland International Jetport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Cuyo Airport (CYU):

• Because of Cuyo Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Cuyo 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 of Cuyo Island is located in Magsaysay some 20 minutes by car from Cuyo town or 10 minutes walk from the Anino Retreat.
• Cuyo Airport (CYU) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Cuyo Airport", another name for CYU is "Paliparan ng Cuyo".
• The furthest airport from Cuyo Airport (CYU) is Juína Airport (JIA), which is nearly antipodal to Cuyo Airport (meaning Cuyo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Juína Airport), and is located 12,395 miles (19,948 kilometers) away in Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
• The closest airport to Cuyo Airport (CYU) is Evelio Javier Airport (EUQ), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) E of CYU.

Facts about Portland International Jetport (PWM):

• In 1981 Air New England ceased operations and pulled out of the Jetport after 11 years.
• The closest airport to Portland International Jetport (PWM) is Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NE of PWM.
• Because of Portland International Jetport's relatively low elevation of 76 feet, planes can take off or land at Portland International Jetport 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.
• In 2008 Delta Air Lines resumed mainline service to Portland, a daily flight to Atlanta on a McDonnell Douglas MD-88.
• The furthest airport from Portland International Jetport (PWM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,705 miles (18,838 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Jet flights began in 1968, and for the first time Portland got a nonstop beyond Boston when Northeast DC-9s flew to La Guardia.
• In 2004 Runway 11/29 was lengthened to 7,200 feet.
• In June 1983 United Airlines arrived in Portland, planning to be the only airline to serve 50 states.
• That year regional Air New England began service in Portland, competing with Northeast Airlines intrastate and between Portland and Boston.
• Portland International Jetport (PWM) has 2 runways.