Nonstop flight route between Portland, Oregon, United States and Jaisalmer, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Portland International Airport (PDX), Portland, Oregon, United States and Jaisalmer Airport (JSA), Jaisalmer, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,359 miles (or 11,843 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 Jaisalmer 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 Jaisalmer 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: | JSA / VIJR |
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Location: | Jaisalmer, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°52'49"N by 70°51'18"E |
Operator/Owner: | Airport Authority of India |
Airport Type: | Civil enclave |
Elevation: | 751 feet (229 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JSA |
More Information: | JSA Maps & Info |
Facts about Portland International Airport (PDX):
- In 1966 PDX had nonstop flights to SLC, DEN, ORD and no other cities farther east than Boise.
- 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.
- 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 handled 1,502,956 passengers last year.
- Portland International Airport (PDX) has 3 runways.
- By the 1980s, the terminal building began an extensive renovation in order to update PDX to meet future needs.
- The "super airport" had a terminal on the north side, off Marine Drive, and five runways.
- 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.
Facts about Jaisalmer Airport (JSA):
- The Airports Authority of India has constructed a new terminal at the southern end of the airfield.
- In addition to being known as "Jaisalmer Airport", another name for JSA is "जैसलमेर हवाई अड्डा".
- The closest airport to Jaisalmer Airport (JSA) is Kadanwari Airport (KCF), which is located 107 miles (172 kilometers) WNW of JSA.
- Jaisalmer Airport (JSA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Jaisalmer Airport (JSA) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Jaisalmer Airport (meaning Jaisalmer Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,411 miles (19,973 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of Jaisalmer Airport's relatively low elevation of 751 feet, planes can take off or land at Jaisalmer 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.