Nonstop flight route between Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States and Hyder, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO), Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States and Hyder Seaplane Base (WHD), Hyder, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 779 miles (or 1,253 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 Hyder Seaplane Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO):

• The field was also considered as a possible Naval air station in 1946 and again in 1955, but was eventually rejected by the Navy.
• 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 airport was originally Hillsboro's municipal airport, which the Port of Portland bought in 1966.
• The airport handled 259,263 flights in 2008, surpassing Portland International in this category.
• 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.
• Hillsboro airport is often mentioned as a reliever airport for Portland International Airport.
• 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.
• Hillsboro Airport, also known as Portland-Hillsboro Airport, is the name of a corporate, general aviation and flight-training airport serving the city of Hillsboro, in Washington County, Oregon, USA.
• Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) has 2 runways.
• Located in the north-central area of Hillsboro, and west of Portland, it hosts the annual Oregon International Air Show.

Facts about Hyder Seaplane Base (WHD):

• Because of Hyder Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Hyder Seaplane Base 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 furthest airport from Hyder Seaplane Base (WHD) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,540 miles (16,962 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
• The closest airport to Hyder Seaplane Base (WHD) is Stewart Aerodrome (ZST), which is located only 2 miles (4 kilometers) NNE of WHD.
• There are two floats for seaplanes, one along the shoreline and another within a protected cove with a concrete launch ramp.
• Hyder Seaplane Base (WHD) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Hyder Seaplane Base", another name for WHD is "4Z7".