Nonstop flight route between Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States and Sayaboury, Laos:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO), Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States and Sayaboury Airport (ZBY), Sayaboury, Laos would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,158 miles (or 11,519 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 large distance between Portland-Hillsboro Airport and Sayaboury Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Portland-Hillsboro Airport and Sayaboury Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | ZBY / VLSB | 
| Airport Name: | Sayaboury Airport | 
| Location: | Sayaboury, Laos | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°13'58"N by 101°43'58"E | 
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ZBY | 
| More Information: | ZBY Maps & Info | 
Facts about Portland-Hillsboro Airport (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.
 - The field was also considered as a possible Naval air station in 1946 and again in 1955, but was eventually rejected by the Navy.
 - Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) has 2 runways.
 - As of 2005 the airport handled 223,000 takeoffs and landings.
 - The closest airport to Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) is Portland International Airport (PDX), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) E of HIO.
 - 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.
 
Facts about Sayaboury Airport (ZBY):
- Because of Sayaboury Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Sayaboury 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 Sayaboury Airport (ZBY) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is nearly antipodal to Sayaboury Airport (meaning Sayaboury Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maria Reiche Neuman Airport), and is located 12,064 miles (19,415 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
 - The closest airport to Sayaboury Airport (ZBY) is Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) NNE of ZBY.
 
