Nonstop flight route between Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States and Pensacola, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO), Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States and Pensacola International Airport (PNS), Pensacola, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,183 miles (or 3,513 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 Pensacola International 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: | PNS / KPNS | 
| Airport Name: | Pensacola International Airport | 
| Location: | Pensacola, Florida, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°28'23"N by 87°11'12"W | 
| Area Served: | Pensacola, Florida | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Pensacola | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 121 feet (37 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from PNS | 
| More Information: | PNS Maps & Info | 
Facts about Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO):
- 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 field was also considered as a possible Naval air station in 1946 and again in 1955, but was eventually rejected by the Navy.
- Located in Portland's western and Washington County suburbs, Hillsboro Airport is connected to the metropolitan area by TriMet buses and the MAX Blue Line's Fair Complex/Hillsboro Airport station.
- 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.
- 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.
- Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) has 2 runways.
- 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 Pensacola International Airport (PNS):
- The closest airport to Pensacola International Airport (PNS) is NOLF Saufley Field (NUN), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) W of PNS.
- The furthest airport from Pensacola International Airport (PNS) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,148 miles (17,940 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Pensacola International Airport (PNS) has 2 runways.
- Because of Pensacola International Airport's relatively low elevation of 121 feet, planes can take off or land at Pensacola 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.
- This facility is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.
- On May 8, 1978 National Airlines Flight 193 landed in Escambia Bay while approaching the east-west runway.
- The Delta subsidiary, Song had service to Orlando International Airport.




