Nonstop flight route between Maio, Cape Verde and Portland, Maine, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Maio Airport (MMO), Maio, Cape Verde and Portland International Jetport (PWM), Portland, Maine, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,386 miles (or 5,450 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 Maio Airport and Portland International Jetport, 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 Maio Airport and Portland International Jetport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Maio Airport (MMO):

• Maio Airport (MMO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Maio Airport (MMO) is Praia International Airport (RAI), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) SW of MMO.
• Because of Maio Airport's relatively low elevation of 36 feet, planes can take off or land at Maio 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 Maio Airport (MMO) is Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY), which is nearly antipodal to Maio Airport (meaning Maio Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bellona/Anua Airport), and is located 12,102 miles (19,477 kilometers) away in Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands.

Facts about Portland International Jetport (PWM):

• In 1995 a terminal building improvement project was undertaken to add two-second-level boarding gates, as well as additional space for ticketing, operations, departure lounge, concessions, and an international customs facility.
• The present airport started to take shape in the 1950s.
• The furthest airport from Portland International Jetport (PWM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,705 miles (18,838 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Portland International Jetport (PWM) has 2 runways.
• In 2008 Delta Air Lines resumed mainline service to Portland, a daily flight to Atlanta on a McDonnell Douglas MD-88.
• The airport is the busiest in the state.
• The closest airport to Portland International Jetport (PWM) is Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NE of PWM.
• In 1981 Air New England ceased operations and pulled out of the Jetport after 11 years.
• Portland International Jetport is a public airport two miles west of downtown Portland, in Cumberland County, Maine.
• Because of Portland International Jetport's relatively low elevation of 76 feet, planes can take off or land at Portland International Jetport 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.