Nonstop flight route between Houston, Texas, United States and Pacific City, Oregon, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), Houston, Texas, United States and Pacific City State Airport (PFC), Pacific City, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,897 miles (or 3,052 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 relatively short distance between Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field and Pacific City State Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD):

• In addition to being known as "Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field", another name for EFD is "Ellington Field JRB".
• Also the possibility of a new municipal airfield endangered the existence of Ellington Field, rumors circulated throughout the Texas National Guard that the War Department wanted to transfer the aviation schools at Kelly and Brooks Fields to Houston.
• Ellington Field was also a site for the USAAC Bombardier School, also known as "the Bombardment Academy of the Air." At Ellington Field, officials planned to train 4,480 bombardier cadets per year.
• By the end of 1943, more than 65 women who served in the Women's Army Corps were also stationed at Ellington.
• The furthest airport from Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,008 miles (17,716 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• The closest airport to Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) is William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WNW of EFD.
• New construction designated under the "Grow the Army" project was completed in 2010.
• World War II, with its increasing need for trained pilots, helped to reestablish Ellington Field as an active facility.
• In May 1923, the War Department had ordered the small caretaker force at Ellington Field to dismantle all remaining structures and to sell them as surplus.
• The Texas National Guard and 36th Infantry Division bought most of the airfield's buildings, but the field remained unused.

Facts about Pacific City State Airport (PFC):

• Because of Pacific City State Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Pacific City State 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.
• Pacific City State Airport (PFC) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Pacific City State Airport (PFC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,955 miles (17,630 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The closest airport to Pacific City State Airport (PFC) is Newport Municipal Airport (ONP), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) S of PFC.