Nonstop flight route between Portland, Oregon, United States and Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Portland International Airport (PDX), Portland, Oregon, United States and Kosrae International Airport (KSA), Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,204 miles (or 8,374 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 Kosrae 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 Kosrae 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):

• 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.
• The April 1957 OAG shows 38 United departures a day, 10 West Coast, 8 Northwest and 6 Western.
• 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 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.
• The main terminal consists of one building roughly "H"-shaped and is divided into five concourses.
• 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.
• In 1925 aviation proponents proposed an airport for Portland on Swan Island, northwest of downtown Portland on the Willamette River.
• Portland International Airport (PDX) has 3 runways.
• An expanded parking garage, new control tower, and canopy over the curbside were finished in the late 1990s.

Facts about Kosrae International Airport (KSA):

• The furthest airport from Kosrae International Airport (KSA) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Kosrae International Airport (meaning Kosrae International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,181 miles (19,603 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
• Because of Kosrae International Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Kosrae 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 closest airport to Kosrae International Airport (KSA) is Ujae Airport (UJE), which is located 313 miles (503 kilometers) NE of KSA.
• In addition to being known as "Kosrae International Airport", another name for KSA is "TTK".
• Kosrae International Airport (KSA) currently has only 1 runway.