Nonstop flight route between Portland, Oregon, United States and Inisheer, Ireland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Portland International Airport (PDX), Portland, Oregon, United States and Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ), Inisheer, Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,563 miles (or 7,343 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 Inisheer Aerodrome, 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 Inisheer Aerodrome. 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):

• PDX has direct connections to major airport hubs throughout the United States, plus non-stop international flights to Canada, Japan, and the Netherlands.
• Portland's main airport has been in two other incarnations.
• Portland International Airport (PDX) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Portland International Airport (PDX) is Portland-Troutdale Airport (TTD), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ESE of PDX.
• PDX has a shopping mall behind its ticketing counters, with all shops and restaurants open every day.
• The main terminal consists of one building roughly "H"-shaped and is divided into five concourses.
• The first international nonstop was Western's 720B to Vancouver in 1967.
• 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.
• By the 1980s, the terminal building began an extensive renovation in order to update PDX to meet future needs.
• 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.
• Portland International Airport handled 1,502,956 passengers last year.

Facts about Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ):

• The closest airport to Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ) is Inishmaan Aerodrome (IIA), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) NW of INQ.
• Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,998 miles (19,309 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Inisheer Aerodrome", another name for INQ is "Inisheer Airport".
• Because of Inisheer Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Inisheer Aerodrome 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.