Nonstop flight route between Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States and Pullman, Washington (near Moscow, Idaho), United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO), Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States and Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport (PUW), Pullman, Washington (near Moscow, Idaho), United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 292 miles (or 469 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 Pullman-Moscow Regional 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: | PUW / KPUW |
Airport Name: | Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport |
Location: | Pullman, Washington (near Moscow, Idaho), United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°44'38"N by 117°6'33"W |
Area Served: | Pullman, Washington Moscow, Idaho United States |
Operator/Owner: | Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport Board |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2556 feet (779 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PUW |
More Information: | PUW 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.
- Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) has 2 runways.
- As of 2005 the airport handled 223,000 takeoffs and landings.
- The airport was originally Hillsboro's municipal airport, which the Port of Portland bought in 1966.
- The closest airport to Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) is Portland International Airport (PDX), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) E of HIO.
- 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.
- As of 2006, the Port of Portland planned to spend $134 million through 2025 to improve the Hillsboro facility.
Facts about Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport (PUW):
- The closest airport to Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport (PUW) is Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport (LWS), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) S of PUW.
- Routes are shared by Lewiston and Pullman-Moscow through reversing circular routes that continue to the Sea-Tac hub south of Seattle, as well as flights to Boise, with stops in Lewiston.
- The public airport shares the runway with a fixed base operator, Interstate Aviation, which conducts chartered air service.
- Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport (PUW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport (PUW) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,699 miles (17,219 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.