Nonstop flight route between Losuia, Kiriwina Island, Papua New Guinea and Portland, Oregon, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Losuia Airport (Kiriwina Airfield) (LSA), Losuia, Kiriwina Island, Papua New Guinea and Portland International Airport (PDX), Portland, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,461 miles (or 10,398 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 Losuia Airport (Kiriwina Airfield) 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 Losuia Airport (Kiriwina Airfield) and Portland International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LSA / AYKA |
Airport Name: | Losuia Airport (Kiriwina Airfield) |
Location: | Losuia, Kiriwina Island, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°30'18"S by 151°4'48"E |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from LSA |
More Information: | LSA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PDX / KPDX |
Airport Name: | Portland International Airport |
Location: | Portland, Oregon, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°35'18"N by 122°35'50"W |
Area Served: | Portland metropolitan area |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 30 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from PDX |
More Information: | PDX Maps & Info |
Facts about Losuia Airport (Kiriwina Airfield) (LSA):
- The furthest airport from Losuia Airport (Kiriwina Airfield) (LSA) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,904 miles (19,157 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
- Because of Losuia Airport (Kiriwina Airfield)'s relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Losuia Airport (Kiriwina Airfield) 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 Losuia Airport (Kiriwina Airfield) (LSA) is Vivigani Airport (VIV), which is located 76 miles (122 kilometers) SW of LSA.
Facts about Portland International Airport (PDX):
- The "super airport" had a terminal on the north side, off Marine Drive, and five runways.
- Portland International Airport (PDX) has 3 runways.
- The main terminal consists of one building roughly "H"-shaped and is divided into five concourses.
- In the 1980s Air California had nonstop flights to Seattle, Reno and the Bay Area.
- 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.
- Portland's main airport has been in two other incarnations.
- In 1948 the entire airport grounds were flooded during the Vanport Flood, forcing scheduled airline services to reroute to nearby Troutdale Airport.
- 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.
- 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.
- By the 1980s, the terminal building began an extensive renovation in order to update PDX to meet future needs.