Nonstop flight route between Portorož, Slovenia and Truckee, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Portorož Airport (POW), Portorož, Slovenia and Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF), Truckee, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,915 miles (or 9,519 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 Truckee Tahoe 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 Truckee Tahoe 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: | TKF / KTRK | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Truckee, California, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°19'12"N by 120°8'21"W | 
| Area Served: | Truckee, California | 
| Operator/Owner: | Truckee Tahoe Airport District | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 5900 feet (1,798 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from TKF | 
| More Information: | TKF Maps & Info | 
Facts about Portorož Airport (POW):
- In addition to being known as "Portorož Airport", another name for POW is "Letališče Portorož".
- Portorož Airport is the smallest of three international airports in Slovenia.
- Portorož Airport (POW) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- Further development of the airport continues, and in January 1975, the Coast Flight Centre is established.
- On 28 January 1971, the city of Piran decides to build an international sports airport at Portorož Airport.
- The closest airport to Portorož Airport (POW) is Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) NNW of POW.
- Although the airport fire station is currently declared CAT 2, it can be upgraded to CAT 4, provided a minimum of 12 hours advance notice is given - prior to commencement of the respective flight operations.
- 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.
Facts about Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF):
- The furthest airport from Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,197 miles (18,020 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF) is Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) ENE of TKF.
- Because of Truckee Tahoe Airport's high elevation of 5,900 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TKF. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TKF a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Truckee Tahoe Airport", another name for TKF is "TRK".




