Nonstop flight route between Portland, Oregon, United States and Trabzon, Turkey:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Portland International Airport (PDX), Portland, Oregon, United States and Trabzon Airport (TZX), Trabzon, Turkey would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,356 miles (or 10,229 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 Trabzon 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 Trabzon 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):

• The main terminal consists of one building roughly "H"-shaped and is divided into five concourses.
• In 1925 aviation proponents proposed an airport for Portland on Swan Island, northwest of downtown Portland on the Willamette River.
• In 1948 the entire airport grounds were flooded during the Vanport Flood, forcing scheduled airline services to reroute to nearby Troutdale Airport.
• Portland International Airport handled 1,502,956 passengers last year.
• Portland International Airport (PDX) has 3 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.
• The April 1957 OAG shows 38 United departures a day, 10 West Coast, 8 Northwest and 6 Western.
• 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 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.

Facts about Trabzon Airport (TZX):

• Trabzon Airport (TZX) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Trabzon Airport (TZX) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,161 miles (17,962 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Trabzon Airport (TZX) is Erzincan Airport (ERC), which is located 90 miles (145 kilometers) S of TZX.
• Because of Trabzon Airport's relatively low elevation of 104 feet, planes can take off or land at Trabzon 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.
• In addition to being known as "Trabzon Airport", another name for TZX is "Trabzon Havalimanı".