Nonstop flight route between Hola, Kenya and Portland, Oregon, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hola Airport (HOA), Hola, Kenya and Portland International Airport (PDX), Portland, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,214 miles (or 14,828 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 Hola Airport and Portland International 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 Hola Airport and Portland International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Hola Airport (HOA):

• Hola Airport is located in Tana River District, Coast Province, in the town of Hola, in southeastern Kenya, close to the Indian Ocean coast and to the International border with Somalia.
• Its location is approximately 345 kilometres, by air, east of Nairobi International Airport, the country's largest civilian airport.
• The furthest airport from Hola Airport (HOA) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,654 miles (18,755 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
• Because of Hola Airport's relatively low elevation of 194 feet, planes can take off or land at Hola 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 Hola Airport (HOA) is Garissa Airport (GAS), which is located 77 miles (123 kilometers) NNW of HOA.
• At the moment, there is no regular, scheduled arline service to Hola Airport.

Facts about Portland International Airport (PDX):

• Portland International Airport handled 1,502,956 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Portland International Airport (PDX) is Portland-Troutdale Airport (TTD), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ESE of PDX.
• Portland International Airport (PDX) has 3 runways.
• Plans made in 1968 to add a third runway by means of filling in parts of the Columbia River were met with vocal public opposition and scrapped.
• Portland's main airport has been in two other incarnations.
• Delta Air Lines used Portland as a gateway in the 1990s for extensive service to Asia with its MD-11 aircraft, until the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis.
• The furthest airport from Portland International Airport (PDX) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,903 miles (17,546 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The early 1990s saw a food court and extension added to Concourse C, and the opening of the new Concourse D in 1994.
• Because of Portland International Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Portland International 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 present H-shape of the PDX terminal, designed by Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership, was completed on September 10, 2001 when the new A, B and C concourses, as well as the light rail line, were finished.