Nonstop flight route between Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States and Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO), Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States and Igloolik Airport (YGT), Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,167 miles (or 3,488 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 Igloolik 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: | YGT / CYGT |
Airport Name: | Igloolik Airport |
Location: | Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 69°21'52"N by 81°48'59"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 173 feet (53 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YGT |
More Information: | YGT Maps & Info |
Facts about Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO):
- 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 airport handled 259,263 flights in 2008, surpassing Portland International in this category.
- 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 furthest airport from Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,913 miles (17,563 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- Located in the north-central area of Hillsboro, and west of Portland, it hosts the annual Oregon International Air Show.
- 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 Igloolik Airport (YGT):
- Because of Igloolik Airport's relatively low elevation of 173 feet, planes can take off or land at Igloolik 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 furthest airport from Igloolik Airport (YGT) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 9,943 miles (16,002 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Igloolik Airport (YGT) is Hall Beach Airport (YUX), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) SSE of YGT.
- Igloolik Airport (YGT) currently has only 1 runway.