Nonstop flight route between Portland, Oregon, United States and Colby, Kansas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Portland International Airport (PDX), Portland, Oregon, United States and Colby Municipal Airport (CBK), Colby, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,173 miles (or 1,887 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 Portland International Airport and Colby Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Portland International Airport (PDX):

• Swan Island Airport was officially named Portland Airport until the opening of the new airport.
• The present H-shape of the PDX terminal, designed by Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership, was completed on September 10, 2001 when the new A, B and C concourses, as well as the light rail line, were finished.
• 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.
• The international section of Concourse D was renamed the Governor Victor G.
• 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.
• Portland International Airport (PDX) has 3 runways.
• 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.
• Delta Air Lines announced that it will keep its nonstop flights to Amsterdam and Tokyo, the latter requiring a direct transfer of $3.5 million, to Delta, by the Port of Portland to subsidize the route.

Facts about Colby Municipal Airport (CBK):

• The furthest airport from Colby Municipal Airport (CBK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,792 miles (17,368 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The airport's page at the Kansas Department of Transportation Airport Directory lists the name as Shaltz Field, but that spelling is incorrect as per the Federal Register dated March 8, 2004.
• Colby Municipal Airport or Shalz Field is on Kansas Highway 25, two miles north of Colby, in Thomas County, Kansas.
• Colby Municipal Airport (CBK) has 3 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Colby Municipal Airport", another name for CBK is "Shalz Field".
• The closest airport to Colby Municipal Airport (CBK) is Goodland Municipal Airport (GLD), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) W of CBK.