Nonstop flight route between Portorož, Slovenia and Groton, Connecticut, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Portorož Airport (POW), Portorož, Slovenia and Groton-New London Airport (GON), Groton, Connecticut, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,097 miles (or 6,593 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 Portorož Airport and Groton-New London 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 Portorož Airport and Groton-New London Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | POW / LJPZ | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Portorož, Slovenia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°28'24"N by 13°36'53"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Aerodrom Portorož d.o.o. | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from POW | 
| More Information: | POW Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GON / KGON | 
| Airport Name: | Groton-New London Airport | 
| Location: | Groton, Connecticut, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°19'47"N by 72°2'42"W | 
| Area Served: | Groton, Connecticut | 
| Operator/Owner: | Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GON | 
| More Information: | GON Maps & Info | 
Facts about Portorož Airport (POW):
- Portorož Airport (POW) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Portorož Airport", another name for POW is "Letališče Portorož".
- Because of Portorož Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Portorož 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 furthest airport from Portorož Airport (POW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,929 miles (19,198 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The airport is intended for passenger and cargo transport, sport, tourist and business flights.
- Further development of the airport continues, and in January 1975, the Coast Flight Centre is established.
- The closest airport to Portorož Airport (POW) is Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) NNW of POW.
- The airport has the head office of Solinair.
Facts about Groton-New London Airport (GON):
- In 1980, the name of the airport changed to Groton-New London Airport.
- The furthest airport from Groton-New London Airport (GON) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,794 miles (18,980 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Over the years, and usually no more than one at a time, various domestic airlines served the airport, including Pan Am Clipper Connection, NewAir, Allegheny, Piedmont, and Pilgrim Airlines.
- Because of Groton-New London Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Groton-New London 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.
- Groton-New London Airport (GON) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Groton-New London Airport (GON) is Elizabeth Field (FID), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) S of GON.




