Nonstop flight route between Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States and Pedro Bay, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO), Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States and Pedro Bay Airport (PDB), Pedro Bay, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,611 miles (or 2,593 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 Pedro Bay 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: | PDB / |
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Location: | Pedro Bay, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°47'49"N by 154°7'49"W |
Area Served: | Pedro Bay, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 45 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PDB |
More Information: | PDB Maps & Info |
Facts about Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO):
- The closest airport to Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) is Portland International Airport (PDX), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) E of 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.
- 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.
- As of 2006, the Port of Portland planned to spend $134 million through 2025 to improve the Hillsboro facility.
- The field was also considered as a possible Naval air station in 1946 and again in 1955, but was eventually rejected by the Navy.
- 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.
- Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) has 2 runways.
Facts about Pedro Bay Airport (PDB):
- The furthest airport from Pedro Bay Airport (PDB) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,653 miles (17,145 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Because of Pedro Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Pedro Bay 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 Pedro Bay Airport (PDB) is Iliamna Airport (ILI), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) W of PDB.
- In addition to being known as "Pedro Bay Airport", other names for PDB include "4K0" and "Pedro Bay".
- Pedro Bay Airport (PDB) currently has only 1 runway.