Nonstop flight route between Portland, Oregon, United States and Tamchakett, Mauritania:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Portland International Airport (PDX), Portland, Oregon, United States and Tamchakett Airport (THT), Tamchakett, Mauritania would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,362 miles (or 10,239 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 Tamchakett 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 Tamchakett 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: | THT / GQNT |
Airport Name: | Tamchakett Airport |
Location: | Tamchakett, Mauritania |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°13'58"N by 10°49'1"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from THT |
More Information: | THT Maps & Info |
Facts about Portland International Airport (PDX):
- Portland International Airport handled 1,502,956 passengers last year.
- 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.
- Concourses A and B are given mostly to Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air.
- The airport's international service was also featured on The Amazing Race 13 as the arrival airport after all three teams that were in the race arrived on Lufthansa from Frankfurt.
- During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces.
- An expanded parking garage, new control tower, and canopy over the curbside were finished in the late 1990s.
- 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.
- PDX has a shopping mall behind its ticketing counters, with all shops and restaurants open every day.
- 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.
Facts about Tamchakett Airport (THT):
- The furthest airport from Tamchakett Airport (THT) is Tongoa Airport (TGH), which is nearly antipodal to Tamchakett Airport (meaning Tamchakett Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tongoa Airport), and is located 12,389 miles (19,938 kilometers) away in Tongoa, Shefa Province, Vanuatu.
- The closest airport to Tamchakett Airport (THT) is Kiffa Airport (KFA), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) SW of THT.