Nonstop flight route between Moss Town, Great Exuma Island, Bahamas and Portland, Oregon, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Exuma International Airport (GGT), Moss Town, Great Exuma Island, Bahamas and Portland International Airport (PDX), Portland, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,006 miles (or 4,838 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 Exuma 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 Exuma International 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:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GGT / MYEF |
| Airport Name: | Exuma International Airport |
| Location: | Moss Town, Great Exuma Island, Bahamas |
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°33'47"N by 75°52'23"W |
| Area Served: | Great Exuma, Bahamas |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GGT |
| More Information: | GGT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PDX / KPDX |
| Airport Name: | Portland International Airport |
| Location: | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°35'18"N by 122°35'50"W |
| Area Served: | Portland metropolitan area |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 30 feet (9 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PDX |
| More Information: | PDX Maps & Info |
Facts about Exuma International Airport (GGT):
- Because of Exuma International Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Exuma 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.
- The closest airport to Exuma International Airport (GGT) is Deadman's Cay Airport (LGI), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) ESE of GGT.
- Exuma International Airport (GGT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Exuma International Airport (GGT) is Carnarvon Airport (CVQ), which is located 11,829 miles (19,036 kilometers) away in Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Portland International Airport (PDX):
- In 1925 aviation proponents proposed an airport for Portland on Swan Island, northwest of downtown Portland on the Willamette River.
- 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.
- Portland International Airport handled 1,502,956 passengers last year.
- The present PDX site was purchased by the Portland City Council in 1936.
- 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.
- An expanded parking garage, new control tower, and canopy over the curbside were finished in the late 1990s.
- The closest airport to Portland International Airport (PDX) is Portland-Troutdale Airport (TTD), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ESE of PDX.
- In August 2005, the concourse connector was opened.
- The international section of Concourse D was renamed the Governor Victor G.
- Portland International Airport (PDX) has 3 runways.
- 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.
- Concourses A and B are given mostly to Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air.
