Nonstop flight route between Kingman, Arizona, United States and Portland, Victoria, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kingman Airport (IGM), Kingman, Arizona, United States and Portland Airport (PTJ), Portland, Victoria, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,380 miles (or 13,486 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 Kingman Airport and Portland 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 Kingman Airport and Portland Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kingman Airport (IGM):

• The Kingman Airport was built as a World War II United States Army Air Forces training field.
• In addition to being known as "Kingman Airport", another name for IGM is "(former Kingman Army Airfield)".
• The Gunnery Ranges were used to train gunners in air-to-air firing.
• Kingman Airport (IGM) has 2 runways.
• On May 7, 1943, the facility was officially named the Kingman Army Air Field.
• The closest airport to Kingman Airport (IGM) is Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport (IFP), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) WSW of IGM.
• The furthest airport from Kingman Airport (IGM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,353 miles (18,271 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Many aircraft were transferred to schools, and to communities for memorial use for a minimal fee.
• Between 1945 and June 1947, the RFC, War Assets Corporation and the War Assets Administration processed approximately 61,600 World War II aircraft, of which 34,700 were sold for flyable purposes and 26,900, primarily combat types, were sold for scrapping.
• After the Depot 41 did its job, the airfield was turned over to Mohave County to be used as an airport for the county.
• Kingman Army Airfield was established as a training base for Army Air Force aerial gunners.
• With the disposal of the military aircraft completed, Kingman AAF was returned to civilian use in 1949.

Facts about Portland Airport (PTJ):

• Because of Portland Airport's relatively low elevation of 265 feet, planes can take off or land at Portland 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.
• Portland Airport (PTJ) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Portland Airport (PTJ) is Warrnambool Airport (WMB), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) E of PTJ.
• The furthest airport from Portland Airport (PTJ) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Portland Airport (meaning Portland Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,031 miles (19,363 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.