Nonstop flight route between Port Harcourt, Nigeria and Jackson, Wyoming, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa (PHC), Port Harcourt, Nigeria and Jackson Hole Airport (JAC), Jackson, Wyoming, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,321 miles (or 11,781 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 Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa and Jackson Hole 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 Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa and Jackson Hole Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa (PHC):

• The closest airport to Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa (PHC) is Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (QOW), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) NNE of PHC.
• Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa handled 125,685 passengers last year.
• Repair work started in January 2007, while re-opening was originally expected to be in August 2007.
• Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa (PHC) currently has only 1 runway.
• In December 2007, the airport was reopened to a limited capacity.
• The furthest airport from Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa (PHC) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa (meaning Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,256 miles (19,724 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
• On 18 August 2006, the airport was closed for repairs.
• Because of Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa's relatively low elevation of 87 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa 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 Jackson Hole Airport (JAC):

• The airport was created in the 1930s as the best place to put an airport in Teton County.
• Airport as seen from the aerial tram at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
• Map showing the airport
• Because of Jackson Hole Airport's high elevation of 6,451 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at JAC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make JAC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The closest airport to Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) is Afton Municipal Airport (AFO), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) S of JAC.
• On December 20, 2000, Sandra Bullock survived the crash of a chartered business jet at Jackson Hole Airport.
• Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,754 miles (17,307 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.