Nonstop flight route between Porlamar, Venezuela and Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport (PMV), Porlamar, Venezuela and Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO), Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,193 miles (or 6,749 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 Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport and Portland-Hillsboro 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 Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport and Portland-Hillsboro Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport (PMV):

• The closest airport to Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport (PMV) is Antonio José de Sucre Airport (CUM), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) SSW of PMV.
• Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport (PMV) has 2 runways.
• Because of Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport's relatively low elevation of 74 feet, planes can take off or land at Santiago Mariño Caribbean 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.
• In addition to being known as "Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport", another name for PMV is "Aeropuerto Internacional del Caribe "Santiago Mariño"".
• The furthest airport from Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport (PMV) is Lombok International Airport (LOP), which is nearly antipodal to Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport (meaning Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lombok International Airport), and is located 12,287 miles (19,774 kilometers) away in Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia.

Facts about Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO):

• Hillsboro airport goes back to as early as 1928.
• Because of Portland-Hillsboro Airport's relatively low elevation of 204 feet, planes can take off or land at Portland-Hillsboro 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 airport was originally Hillsboro's municipal airport, which the Port of Portland bought in 1966.
• Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,913 miles (17,563 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The closest airport to Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) is Portland International Airport (PDX), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) E of HIO.
• With the outbreak of World War II in 1941, the city received federal money again, plus the city approved local financing to improve the airport again, with the costs of the improvements totaling around $600,000.
• The airport handled 259,263 flights in 2008, surpassing Portland International in this category.