Nonstop flight route between Jönköping, Sweden and Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jönköping Airport (JKG), Jönköping, Sweden and Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO), Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,886 miles (or 7,863 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 Jönköping Airport and Portland-Hillsboro 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 Jönköping Airport and Portland-Hillsboro Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JKG / ESGJ |
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| Location: | Jönköping, Sweden |
| GPS Coordinates: | 57°45'29"N by 14°4'18"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Swedish Civil Aviation Administration |
| Airport Type: | Public (Luftfartsverket) |
| Elevation: | 741 feet (226 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JKG |
| More Information: | JKG Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Jönköping Airport (JKG):
- In addition to being known as "Jönköping Airport", another name for JKG is "Jönköping flygplats".
- There is parking at the airport, short-term and long-term parking lots.
- Länstrafiken buses departs in connection to some flights.
- The closest airport to Jönköping Airport (JKG) is Lidköping-Hovby Airport (LDK), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) NNW of JKG.
- The furthest airport from Jönköping Airport (JKG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,372 miles (18,301 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Jönköping Airport's relatively low elevation of 741 feet, planes can take off or land at Jönköping 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.
- Jönköping Airport (JKG) has 2 runways.
Facts about Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO):
- 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 closest airport to Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) is Portland International Airport (PDX), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) E of 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.
- As of 2005 the airport handled 223,000 takeoffs and landings.
- The airport handled 259,263 flights in 2008, surpassing Portland International in this category.
- Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) has 2 runways.
- The field was also considered as a possible Naval air station in 1946 and again in 1955, but was eventually rejected by the Navy.
- The airport was originally Hillsboro's municipal airport, which the Port of Portland bought in 1966.
