Nonstop flight route between Porto, Portugal and Torrance, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), Porto, Portugal and Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip (TOA), Torrance, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,596 miles (or 9,007 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 Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport and Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip, 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 Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport and Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO):

• Because of Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport's relatively low elevation of 226 feet, planes can take off or land at Francisco Sá Carneiro 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.
• Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport handled 6,050,094 passengers last year.
• Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport or simply Porto Airport is an international airport near Porto, Portugal.
• Along with the airports in Lisbon, Horta, Faro, Flores, Santa Maria, Ponta Delgada and Beja, the airport's concessions to provide support to civil aviation was conceded to ANA Aeroportos de Portugal on 18 December 1998, under provisions of decree 404/98.
• The furthest airport from Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) is Westport Airport (WSZ), which is nearly antipodal to Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (meaning Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Westport Airport), and is located 12,400 miles (19,955 kilometers) away in Westport, New Zealand.
• In 2007, the airport was voted the Best Airport in Europe in the Airport Service Quality Awards by Airports Council International.
• The closest airport to Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) is Braga Airport (BGZ), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NNE of OPO.
• It includes an area of between 72 metres in the extreme south and 43 metres in the north.
• Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport", another name for OPO is "Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro".

Facts about Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip (TOA):

• Zamperini Field has a small terminal with a vending machine, conference room, bathroom, and flight planning room.
• Because of Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip's relatively low elevation of 103 feet, planes can take off or land at Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip 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 Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip (TOA) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,494 miles (18,498 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip (TOA) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip (TOA) is Compton/Woodley Airport (CPM), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NE of TOA.