Nonstop flight route between El Paso, Texas, United States and Porto, Portugal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between El Paso International Airport (ELP), El Paso, Texas, United States and Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), Porto, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,170 miles (or 8,320 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 El Paso International Airport and Francisco Sá Carneiro 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 El Paso International Airport and Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ELP / KELP |
Airport Name: | El Paso International Airport |
Location: | El Paso, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°48'25"N by 106°22'38"W |
Area Served: | El Paso, Texas; Las Cruces, New Mexico |
Operator/Owner: | City of El Paso |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3958 feet (1,206 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from ELP |
More Information: | ELP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OPO / LPPR |
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Location: | Porto, Portugal |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°14'8"N by 8°40'41"W |
Area Served: | Porto, Portugal |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Portugal. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 226 feet (69 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OPO |
More Information: | OPO Maps & Info |
Facts about El Paso International Airport (ELP):
- At the end of the war the airfield was deemed excess by the military and returned to the local government for civil use.
- El Paso International Airport handled 3,065,393 passengers last year.
- The city of El Paso built the first El Paso Municipal Airport near the east side of the Franklin Mountains in 1928.
- The closest airport to El Paso International Airport (ELP) is Biggs Army Airfield (BIF), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) N of ELP.
- El Paso International Airport (ELP) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from El Paso International Airport (ELP) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,389 miles (18,329 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO):
- Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 2007, the airport was voted the Best Airport in Europe in the Airport Service Quality Awards by Airports Council International.
- Porto Airport reached its six millionth passenger mark on 30 December 2011.
- In addition to being known as "Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport", another name for OPO is "Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro".
- The airport is served by Line E of the Porto Metro.
- Because of Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport's relatively low elevation of 226 feet, planes can take off or land at Francisco Sá Carneiro 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.
- Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport handled 6,050,094 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) is Braga Airport (BGZ), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NNE of OPO.
- The furthest airport from Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) is Westport Airport (WSZ), which is nearly antipodal to Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (meaning Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Westport Airport), and is located 12,400 miles (19,955 kilometers) away in Westport, New Zealand.