Nonstop flight route between Portland, Maine, United States and Amritsar, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Portland International Jetport (PWM), Portland, Maine, United States and Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International AirportAmritsar International Airport (ATQ), Amritsar, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,783 miles (or 10,916 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 Portland International Jetport and Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International AirportAmritsar 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 Portland International Jetport and Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International AirportAmritsar 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: | PWM / KPWM |
Airport Name: | Portland International Jetport |
Location: | Portland, Maine, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°38'45"N by 70°18'33"W |
Area Served: | Portland, Maine |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 76 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PWM |
More Information: | PWM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ATQ / VIAR |
Airport Name: | Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International AirportAmritsar International Airport |
Location: | Amritsar, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°42'28"N by 74°47'57"E |
Area Served: | Punjab, India |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 756 feet (230 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ATQ |
More Information: | ATQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Portland International Jetport (PWM):
- 1987 saw the arrival of Continental Airlines, when the airline bought PEOPLExpress and took over their routes.
- In 1972 Northeast Airlines was bought by Delta Air Lines which retained its routes to Bangor, Boston, and New York.
- Jet flights began in 1968, and for the first time Portland got a nonstop beyond Boston when Northeast DC-9s flew to La Guardia.
- In 2010 Starlink Aviation ended its service to Yarmouth and Halifax, Nova Scotia, citing the loss of a Canadian subsidy.
- In the wake of the September 11 attacks many U.S.
- Because of Portland International Jetport's relatively low elevation of 76 feet, planes can take off or land at Portland International Jetport 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 closest airport to Portland International Jetport (PWM) is Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NE of PWM.
- Portland International Jetport (PWM) has 2 runways.
- In June 1983 United Airlines arrived in Portland, planning to be the only airline to serve 50 states.
- The furthest airport from Portland International Jetport (PWM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,705 miles (18,838 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International AirportAmritsar International Airport (ATQ):
- Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International AirportAmritsar International Airport (ATQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International AirportAmritsar International Airport's relatively low elevation of 756 feet, planes can take off or land at Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International AirportAmritsar 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 development and modernisation plans for the city-side of the was completed by 2010, through a public-private partnership.
- The closest airport to Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International AirportAmritsar International Airport (ATQ) is Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) WSW of ATQ.
- The airport currently handles about 100 commercial flights a week including both international and domestic.
- The furthest airport from Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International AirportAmritsar International Airport (ATQ) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International AirportAmritsar International Airport (meaning Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International AirportAmritsar International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,033 miles (19,365 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The airport is well-connected to the major national and state highways.