Nonstop flight route between Portland, Oregon, United States and Holguín, Cuba:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Portland International Airport (PDX), Portland, Oregon, United States and Frank País International Airport (HOG), Holguín, Cuba would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,117 miles (or 5,017 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 Frank País 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 Frank País International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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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.
• Portland International Airport (PDX) has 3 runways.
• PDX has a shopping mall behind its ticketing counters, with all shops and restaurants open every day.
• The closest airport to Portland International Airport (PDX) is Portland-Troutdale Airport (TTD), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ESE of PDX.
• In the 1980s Air California had nonstop flights to Seattle, Reno and the Bay Area.
• In 1925 aviation proponents proposed an airport for Portland on Swan Island, northwest of downtown Portland on the Willamette River.
• Portland International Airport handled 1,502,956 passengers last year.
• 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.
• A new terminal opened in 1959, which for the most part serves as the present facility.
• 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 1948 the entire airport grounds were flooded during the Vanport Flood, forcing scheduled airline services to reroute to nearby Troutdale Airport.
• By 1935 it was becoming apparent to the Port of Portland that the Swan Island Airport was becoming obsolete.

Facts about Frank País International Airport (HOG):

• The furthest airport from Frank País International Airport (HOG) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,761 miles (18,927 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
• The base is home to several Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21BIS and UM aircraft.
• Because of Frank País International Airport's relatively low elevation of 361 feet, planes can take off or land at Frank País 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.
• Frank País International Airport (HOG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Frank País International Airport (HOG) is Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Airport (BYM), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) SW of HOG.