Nonstop flight route between Portland, Oregon, United States and Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Portland International Airport (PDX), Portland, Oregon, United States and Gaggal Airport (DHM), Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,936 miles (or 11,163 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 Gaggal 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 Gaggal 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: | DHM / VIGG |
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| Location: | Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°9'53"N by 76°15'47"E |
| Area Served: | Kangra, Dharamsala |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of India |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2525 feet (770 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DHM |
| More Information: | DHM Maps & Info |
Facts about Portland International Airport (PDX):
- 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.
- Swan Island Airport was officially named Portland Airport until the opening of the new airport.
- Portland International Airport handled 1,502,956 passengers last year.
- Portland International Airport (PDX) has 3 runways.
- In the 1980s Air California had nonstop flights to Seattle, Reno and the Bay Area.
- Concourses A and B are given mostly to Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air.
- 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 Airport has five concourses as well as a business aviation terminal.
- 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.
- By the 1980s, the terminal building began an extensive renovation in order to update PDX to meet future needs.
Facts about Gaggal Airport (DHM):
- Gaggal Airport (DHM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Gaggal Airport (DHM) is Pathankot Airport (IXP), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) W of DHM.
- The furthest airport from Gaggal Airport (DHM) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,951 miles (19,234 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Gaggal Airport", another name for DHM is "गग्गल हवाई अड्डे".
