Nonstop flight route between Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States and Fort Liard, Northwest Territories, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO), Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States and Fort Liard Airport (YJF), Fort Liard, Northwest Territories, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,016 miles (or 1,634 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 Fort Liard 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: | YJF / CYJF | 
| Airport Name: | Fort Liard Airport | 
| Location: | Fort Liard, Northwest Territories, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 60°14'8"N by 123°28'11"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of the Northwest Territories | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 708 feet (216 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YJF | 
| More Information: | YJF Maps & Info | 
Facts about Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO):
- As of 2006, the Port of Portland planned to spend $134 million through 2025 to improve the Hillsboro facility.
- Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) is Portland International Airport (PDX), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) E of HIO.
- With the outbreak of World War II in 1941, the city received federal money again, plus the city approved local financing to improve the airport again, with the costs of the improvements totaling around $600,000.
- 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 goes back to as early as 1928.
Facts about Fort Liard Airport (YJF):
- Because of Fort Liard Airport's relatively low elevation of 708 feet, planes can take off or land at Fort Liard 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 Fort Liard Airport (YJF) is Northern Rockies Regional Airport (YYE), which is located 101 miles (163 kilometers) SSE of YJF.
- The furthest airport from Fort Liard Airport (YJF) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,162 miles (16,354 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
- Fort Liard Airport (YJF) currently has only 1 runway.




