Nonstop flight route between Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States and Colima, Colima, Mexico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO), Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States and Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport (CLQ), Colima, Colima, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,125 miles (or 3,420 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 Portland-Hillsboro Airport and Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HIO / KHIO |
Airport Name: | Portland-Hillsboro Airport |
Location: | Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°32'25"N by 122°56'59"W |
Operator/Owner: | Port of Portland |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 204 feet (62 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HIO |
More Information: | HIO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CLQ / MMIA |
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Location: | Colima, Colima, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°16'36"N by 103°34'37"W |
Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2467 feet (752 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CLQ |
More Information: | CLQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO):
- A Horizon Air plane was hijacked on May 2, 1986, en route from Eugene to Portland, with the pilot able to convince the hijacker to allow the plane to land at HIO where the hijacker was arrested.
- Hillsboro airport is often mentioned as a reliever airport for Portland International Airport.
- The airport handled 259,263 flights in 2008, surpassing Portland International in this category.
- Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,913 miles (17,563 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Portland-Hillsboro Airport's relatively low elevation of 204 feet, planes can take off or land at Portland-Hillsboro 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 Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) is Portland International Airport (PDX), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) E of HIO.
Facts about Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport (CLQ):
- The closest airport to Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport (CLQ) is Playa de Oro International Airport (ZLO), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) W of CLQ.
- Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport (CLQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport", another name for CLQ is "Aeropuerto Nacional Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid".
- The furthest airport from Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport (CLQ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,586 miles (18,645 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.