Nonstop flight route between Pori, Finland and Altus, Oklahoma, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Pori Airport (POR), Pori, Finland and Altus Air Force Base (LTS), Altus, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,025 miles (or 8,087 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 Pori Airport and Altus Air Force Base, 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 Pori Airport and Altus Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Pori Airport (POR):

• The Finnish Aviation Academy is a flight school based at Pori Airport.
• The furthest airport from Pori Airport (POR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,008 miles (17,716 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Pori Airport (POR) is Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) E of POR.
• Pori Airport handled 43,185 passengers last year.
• Because of Pori Airport's relatively low elevation of 44 feet, planes can take off or land at Pori 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.
• Pori Airport (POR) has 2 runways.
• During 2011 Pori Airport served 54,056 passengers, an increase of 25.2% from previous year.
• In addition to being known as "Pori Airport", another name for POR is "Porin lentoasema".

Facts about Altus Air Force Base (LTS):

• Altus Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately 4 miles east-northeast of Altus, Oklahoma.
• The closest airport to Altus Air Force Base (LTS) is Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional Airport (AXS), which is located only 5 miles (7 kilometers) WNW of LTS.
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• The furthest airport from Altus Air Force Base (LTS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,958 miles (17,635 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The 97 AMW discontinued FTU responsibilities for the C-141 concurrent with that aircraft's retirement from the USAF inventory in 2006.
• Between 1945 and 1953 Altus would serve as a scrap yard for hundreds of World War II era military aircraft.
• The 577th Strategic Missile Squadron operated twelve missile sites, of one missile at each site.
• In addition to being known as "Altus Air Force Base", another name for LTS is "Altus AFB".