Nonstop flight route between Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago and Houston, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Piarco International Airport (POS), Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago and Lone Star Executive Airport (CXO), Houston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,577 miles (or 4,147 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 Piarco International Airport and Lone Star Executive 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 Piarco International Airport and Lone Star Executive Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Piarco International Airport (POS):

• The new North Terminal consists of 35,964 m2 of building with 14-second-level aircraft gates for international flights and 2 ground level domestic gates.
• The furthest airport from Piarco International Airport (POS) is Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP), which is nearly antipodal to Piarco International Airport (meaning Piarco International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport), and is located 12,308 miles (19,808 kilometers) away in Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
• In 2006 the Airports Authority of Trinidad And Tobago commissioned a study for land use planning and urban development planning.
• Because of Piarco International Airport's relatively low elevation of 58 feet, planes can take off or land at Piarco 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 airport is also large enough to accommodate most international widebody airliners including the Boeing 747, Airbus A330-300, Boeing 777, Boeing 767 and the Airbus A340.
• Piarco International Airport (POS) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Piarco International Airport", another name for POS is "78970[1][2]".
• The closest airport to Piarco International Airport (POS) is A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) NE of POS.

Facts about Lone Star Executive Airport (CXO):

• Because of Lone Star Executive Airport's relatively low elevation of 245 feet, planes can take off or land at Lone Star Executive 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.
• Lone Star Executive Airport was constructed during World War II to serve as a military facility, but was converted in 1945 to be a predominately civilian airfield.
• The furthest airport from Lone Star Executive Airport (CXO) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,957 miles (17,634 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• The closest airport to Lone Star Executive Airport (CXO) is David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SSW of CXO.
• Lone Star Executive Airport (CXO) has 2 runways.