Nonstop flight route between Portland, Oregon, United States and Bamako, Mali:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Portland International Airport (PDX), Portland, Oregon, United States and Bamako Senou International Airport (BKO), Bamako, Mali would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,734 miles (or 10,837 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 Portland International Airport and Bamako Senou 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 Portland International Airport and Bamako Senou 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: | 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKO / GABS |
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Location: | Bamako, Mali |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°32'16"N by 7°56'35"W |
Operator/Owner: | Aéroports du Mali (ADM) |
Airport Type: | Joint (Public/Military) |
Elevation: | 1247 feet (380 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from BKO |
More Information: | BKO Maps & Info |
Facts about Portland International Airport (PDX):
- By 1935 it was becoming apparent to the Port of Portland that the Swan Island Airport was becoming obsolete.
- 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.
- In the 1980s Air California had nonstop flights to Seattle, Reno and the Bay Area.
- By the 1980s, the terminal building began an extensive renovation in order to update PDX to meet future needs.
- Portland International Airport (PDX) has 3 runways.
- Portland International Airport handled 1,502,956 passengers last year.
- The international section of Concourse D was renamed the Governor Victor G.
- 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.
- During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces.
- The closest airport to Portland International Airport (PDX) is Portland-Troutdale Airport (TTD), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ESE of PDX.
Facts about Bamako Senou International Airport (BKO):
- Passenger traffic steadily increased in the early 2000s.
- The furthest airport from Bamako Senou International Airport (BKO) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Bamako Senou International Airport (meaning Bamako Senou International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,134 miles (19,528 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
- The closest airport to Bamako Senou International Airport (BKO) is Siguiri Airport (GII), which is located 113 miles (181 kilometers) SW of BKO.
- In addition to being known as "Bamako Senou International Airport", another name for BKO is "Aéroport international de Bamako–Sénou".