Nonstop flight route between Dongola, Sudan and Portland, Oregon, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dongola Airport (DOG), Dongola, Sudan and Portland International Airport (PDX), Portland, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,654 miles (or 12,318 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 Dongola 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 Dongola Airport and Portland International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Dongola Airport (DOG):

• The closest airport to Dongola Airport (DOG) is Ad-Dabbah Airport (AAD), which is located 84 miles (134 kilometers) SSE of DOG.
• The furthest airport from Dongola Airport (DOG) is Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT), which is nearly antipodal to Dongola Airport (meaning Dongola Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fa'a'ā International Airport), and is located 12,326 miles (19,837 kilometers) away in Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia.
• Because of Dongola Airport's relatively low elevation of 773 feet, planes can take off or land at Dongola 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.
• Dongola Airport (DOG) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Portland International Airport (PDX):

• Meanwhile, local travel businesses had begun recruiting other carriers.
• 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.
• Plans made in 1968 to add a third runway by means of filling in parts of the Columbia River were met with vocal public opposition and scrapped.
• During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces.
• 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 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.
• Portland International Airport is a joint civil-military airport and the largest airport in the U.S.
• Portland International Airport (PDX) has 3 runways.
• By the 1980s, the terminal building began an extensive renovation in order to update PDX to meet future needs.
• A new terminal opened in 1959, which for the most part serves as the present facility.
• Swan Island Airport was officially named Portland Airport until the opening of the new 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.