Nonstop flight route between Portland, Oregon, United States and Kigoma, Tanzania:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Portland International Airport (PDX), Portland, Oregon, United States and Kigoma Airport (TKQ), Kigoma, Tanzania would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,168 miles (or 14,754 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 Kigoma 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 Kigoma 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: | TKQ / HTKA |
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Location: | Kigoma, Tanzania |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°53'5"S by 29°40'13"E |
Area Served: | Kigoma |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2700 feet (823 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TKQ |
More Information: | TKQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Portland International Airport (PDX):
- Portland International Airport handled 1,502,956 passengers last year.
- The April 1957 OAG shows 38 United departures a day, 10 West Coast, 8 Northwest and 6 Western.
- Portland International Airport (PDX) has 3 runways.
- 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.
- PDX has direct connections to major airport hubs throughout the United States, plus non-stop international flights to Canada, Japan, and the Netherlands.
- Concourses A and B are given mostly to Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air.
- 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 closest airport to Portland International Airport (PDX) is Portland-Troutdale Airport (TTD), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ESE of PDX.
- Swan Island Airport was officially named Portland Airport until the opening of the new airport.
Facts about Kigoma Airport (TKQ):
- Kigoma Airport (TKQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kigoma Airport (TKQ) is Kalemie Airport (FMI), which is located 74 miles (120 kilometers) SSW of TKQ.
- In addition to being known as "Kigoma Airport", another name for TKQ is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kigoma (Swahili)".
- Kigoma Airport handled 37,652 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Kigoma Airport (TKQ) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,913 miles (19,172 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.