Nonstop flight route between Barre/Montpelier, Vermont, United States and Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Edward F. Knapp State Airport (MPV), Barre/Montpelier, Vermont, United States and Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO), Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,428 miles (or 3,907 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 relatively short distance between Edward F. Knapp State Airport and Portland-Hillsboro Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Edward F. Knapp State Airport (MPV):

• The closest airport to Edward F. Knapp State Airport (MPV) is Morrisville–Stowe State Airport (MVL), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) N of MPV.
• On April 10, 1941, construction began on a project funded by the Works Progress Administration and the Civil Aeronautics Administration to bring the airport to a standard for national defense purposes.
• Wiggins Airways carries overnight air freight for UPS out of the airport.
• The furthest airport from Edward F. Knapp State Airport (MPV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,617 miles (18,696 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Edward F. Knapp State Airport (MPV) has 2 runways.
• When the Barre-Montpelier Airport opened, Vermont Airways moved their operations from Derby, and became the first flying service at the airport.
• In 1968, the State of Vermont offered to take over the Barre-Montpelier Airport.

Facts about Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO):

• Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) is Portland International Airport (PDX), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) E of HIO.
• Located in the north-central area of Hillsboro, and west of Portland, it hosts the annual Oregon International Air Show.
• Facilities include a 6,600-foot runway, a 4,049-foot runway, and an FAA control tower.
• 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 furthest airport from Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,913 miles (17,563 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• A Horizon Air plane was hijacked on May 2, 1986, en route from Eugene to Portland, with the pilot able to convince the hijacker to allow the plane to land at HIO where the hijacker was arrested.