Nonstop flight route between Hagåtña, Guam and Portland, Maine, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Guam International Airport (GUM), Hagåtña, Guam and Portland International Jetport (PWM), Portland, Maine, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,911 miles (or 12,732 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 Guam International 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 Guam International Airport and Portland International Jetport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GUM / PGUM |
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| Location: | Hagåtña, Guam |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°29'2"N by 144°47'49"E |
| Area Served: | Guam |
| Operator/Owner: | A.B. Won Pat International Airport Authority, Guam |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 297 feet (91 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GUM |
| More Information: | GUM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PWM / KPWM |
| Airport Name: | Portland International Jetport |
| Location: | Portland, Maine, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°38'45"N by 70°18'33"W |
| Area Served: | Portland, Maine |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 76 feet (23 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PWM |
| More Information: | PWM Maps & Info |
Facts about Guam International Airport (GUM):
- In addition to being known as "Guam International Airport", another name for GUM is "Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport".
- Guam International Airport (GUM) has 2 runways.
- Transit passengers are also inspected by the USCBP before being allowed to proceed to their connecting gate.
- After the war, the USAAF used the airfield for fighter defense of the Marianas, until early 1947 and as a transport hub.
- Because of Guam International Airport's relatively low elevation of 297 feet, planes can take off or land at Guam 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 Guam International Airport (GUM) is Andersen Air Force Base (UAM), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) NE of GUM.
- The furthest airport from Guam International Airport (GUM) is Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA), which is nearly antipodal to Guam International Airport (meaning Guam International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho)), and is located 12,223 miles (19,671 kilometers) away in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
- Cargo facilities are located between the main terminal and the commuter terminal.
- Guam International Airport handled 2,807,205 passengers last year.
Facts about Portland International Jetport (PWM):
- 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.
- Boston-Maine Airways had a monopoly on passenger air travel at Portland, which continued after the airline was renamed Northeast Airlines.
- In 1981 Air New England ceased operations and pulled out of the Jetport after 11 years.
- In June 1983 United Airlines arrived in Portland, planning to be the only airline to serve 50 states.
- 1987 saw the arrival of Continental Airlines, when the airline bought PEOPLExpress and took over their routes.
- Portland International Jetport (PWM) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- After Independence Air went bankrupt Portland had no low-cost carrier, causing fares to go up, and passenger numbers to decline.
