Nonstop flight route between Podor, Senegal and Portland, Oregon, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Podor Airport (POD), Podor, Senegal and Portland International Airport (PDX), Portland, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,211 miles (or 9,995 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 Podor Airport and Portland International 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 Podor Airport and Portland International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Podor Airport (POD):

• The furthest airport from Podor Airport (POD) is Norsup Airport (NUS), which is nearly antipodal to Podor Airport (meaning Podor Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norsup Airport), and is located 12,275 miles (19,754 kilometers) away in Norsup, Malakula island, Vanuatu.
• The closest airport to Podor Airport (POD) is Richard Toll Airport (RDT), which is located 49 miles (78 kilometers) WSW of POD.
• Because of Podor Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Podor 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.

Facts about Portland International Airport (PDX):

• Portland International Airport handled 1,502,956 passengers last year.
• An expanded parking garage, new control tower, and canopy over the curbside were finished in the late 1990s.
• During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces.
• 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.
• In the 1980s Air California had nonstop flights to Seattle, Reno and the Bay Area.
• 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.
• In 1925 aviation proponents proposed an airport for Portland on Swan Island, northwest of downtown Portland on the Willamette River.
• The closest airport to Portland International Airport (PDX) is Portland-Troutdale Airport (TTD), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ESE of PDX.
• Portland International Airport is a joint civil-military airport and the largest airport in the U.S.
• The "super airport" had a terminal on the north side, off Marine Drive, and five runways.
• Portland Airport has five concourses as well as a business aviation terminal.
• By the 1980s, the terminal building began an extensive renovation in order to update PDX to meet future needs.