Nonstop flight route between Portimão, Algarve, Portugal and Sulaimaniyah, Kurdistan, Iraq:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Portimão Airport (PRM), Portimão, Algarve, Portugal and Sulaimaniyah International Airport (ISU), Sulaimaniyah, Kurdistan, Iraq would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,960 miles (or 4,763 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 Portimão Airport and Sulaimaniyah 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 Portimão Airport and Sulaimaniyah International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PRM / LPPM |
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Location: | Portimão, Algarve, Portugal |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°8'51"N by 8°34'46"W |
Area Served: | Portimão |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PRM |
More Information: | PRM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ISU / ORSU |
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Location: | Sulaimaniyah, Kurdistan, Iraq |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°33'38"N by 45°18'51"E |
Area Served: | Sulaymaniyah, Iraq |
Operator/Owner: | Kurdistan Regional Government |
Elevation: | 760 feet (232 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ISU |
More Information: | ISU Maps & Info |
Facts about Portimão Airport (PRM):
- Because of Portimão Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Portimão 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.
- Portimão Airport (PRM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Portimão Airport (PRM) is Faro International Airport (FAO), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) ESE of PRM.
- In addition to being known as "Portimão Airport", another name for PRM is "Aeródromo Municipal de Portimão".
- The furthest airport from Portimão Airport (PRM) is Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR), which is nearly antipodal to Portimão Airport (meaning Portimão Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dargaville Aerodrome), and is located 12,276 miles (19,756 kilometers) away in Dargaville, New Zealand.
Facts about Sulaimaniyah International Airport (ISU):
- In addition to being known as "Sulaimaniyah International Airport", other names for ISU include "Firokaxaney Nawdewletî Silêmanî" and "مطار السليمانية الدولي".
- Because of Sulaimaniyah International Airport's relatively low elevation of 760 feet, planes can take off or land at Sulaimaniyah 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.
- Sulaimaniyah International Airport (ISU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Sulaimaniyah International Airport (ISU) is Erbil International Airport (EBL), which is located 89 miles (143 kilometers) WNW of ISU.
- The furthest airport from Sulaimaniyah International Airport (ISU) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,575 miles (18,628 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.