Nonstop flight route between Portland, Maine, United States and Qianjiang, Chongqing, China:
Departure Airport:
(43°38'45"N by 70°18'33"W)
Arrival Airport:
(29°31'2"N by 108°49'45"E)
Distance from PWM to JIQ:
7,381.39 miles (11,879.16 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Portland International Jetport (PWM), Portland, Maine, United States and Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ), Qianjiang, Chongqing, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,381 miles (or 11,879 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 Qianjiang Wulingshan 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 Qianjiang Wulingshan 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: | JIQ / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Qianjiang, Chongqing, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°31'2"N by 108°49'45"E |
| Area Served: | Qianjiang, Chongqing, China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from JIQ |
| More Information: | JIQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Portland International Jetport (PWM):
- The closest airport to Portland International Jetport (PWM) is Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NE of PWM.
- 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.
- Peoplexpress Airlines arrived in 1983, the first jet competitor to Northeast/Delta at PWM.
- In 2010 Starlink Aviation ended its service to Yarmouth and Halifax, Nova Scotia, citing the loss of a Canadian subsidy.
- The present airport started to take shape in the 1950s.
- The airport is the busiest in the state.
- Portland International Jetport (PWM) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- In 2004 Runway 11/29 was lengthened to 7,200 feet.
- In June 1983 United Airlines arrived in Portland, planning to be the only airline to serve 50 states.
Facts about Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ):
- In addition to being known as "Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport", other names for JIQ include "黔江武陵山机场", "Qiánjiāng Wǔlíngshān Jīchǎng" and "ZUQJ".
- The furthest airport from Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is nearly antipodal to Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (meaning Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Florida Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,971 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- The closest airport to Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ) is Enshi Xujiaping Airport (ENH), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) NE of JIQ.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.12 miles (40.43 km) NE | Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ) | Brunswick, Maine, United States |     |
| 2 | 26.52 miles (42.67 km) SW | Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport (SFM) | Sanford, Maine, United States | |
| 3 | 27.84 miles (44.80 km) N | Auburn/Lewiston Municipal Airport (LEW) | Auburn/Lewiston, Maine, United States | |
| 4 | 36.88 miles (59.34 km) NE | Wiscasset Airport (ISS) | Wiscasset, Maine, United States | |
| 5 | 39.77 miles (64.01 km) NW | Eastern Slopes Regional Airport (FRY) | Fryeburg, Maine, United States | |
| 6 | 46.98 miles (75.61 km) SSW | Portsmouth International Airport at Pease (PSM) | Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States | |
| 7 | 53.10 miles (85.45 km) NNE | Augusta State Airport (AUG) | Augusta, Maine, United States | |
| 8 | 55.75 miles (89.72 km) W | Laconia Municipal Airport (LCI) | Laconia, New Hampshire, United States | |
| 9 | 66.73 miles (107.38 km) ENE | Knox County Regional Airport (RKD) | Rockland, Maine, United States | |
| 10 | 67.25 miles (108.23 km) WSW | Concord Municipal Airport (CON) | Concord, New Hampshire, United States | |
| 11 | 68.89 miles (110.87 km) NNE | Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport (WVL) | Waterville, Maine, United States | |
| 12 | 75.10 miles (120.86 km) SW | Manchester–Boston Regional Airport (MHT) | Manchester, New Hampshire, United States | |
| 13 | 76.17 miles (122.58 km) SSW | Lawrence Municipal Airport (LWM) | Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States | |
| 14 | 77.07 miles (124.04 km) NNE | Central Maine Airport of Norridgewock (OWK) | Norridgewock, Maine, United States | |
| 15 | 77.26 miles (124.35 km) NNW | Berlin Regional Airport (BML) | Berlin, New Hampshire, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,705.42 miles (18,838.00 km) SSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,702.40 miles (18,833.15 km) SSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,696.00 miles (18,822.85 km) SW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,683.40 miles (18,802.56 km) SSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,657.56 miles (18,760.98 km) SSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,627.23 miles (18,712.16 km) SW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,572.15 miles (18,623.52 km) SSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,571.03 miles (18,621.72 km) SSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,559.08 miles (18,602.50 km) SSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,489.00 miles (18,489.70 km) SW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,469.08 miles (18,457.66 km) SSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,379.36 miles (18,313.25 km) SSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,373.89 miles (18,304.45 km) SSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,358.63 miles (18,279.90 km) SW | Kambalda Airport (KDB) | Kambalda, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,355.77 miles (18,275.30 km) SSW | Windarling Airport (WRN) | Windarling, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 67.96 miles (109.38 km) NE | Enshi Xujiaping Airport (ENH) | Enshi, Hubei, China | |
| 2 | 91.59 miles (147.41 km) NNW | Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport (WXN) | Wanzhou, Chongqing, China | |
| 3 | 101.38 miles (163.15 km) ESE | Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG) | Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China | |
| 4 | 101.65 miles (163.59 km) NW | Liangping Airport (LIA) | Liangping, Chongqing, China | |
| 5 | 116.59 miles (187.64 km) SSE | Tongren Fenghuang Airport (TEN) | Tongren, Guizhou, China | |
| 6 | 132.13 miles (212.64 km) W | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) | Chongqing, China | |
| 7 | 139.26 miles (224.11 km) NW | Dazhou Heshi Airport (DAX) | Dazhou, Sichuan, China | |
| 8 | 152.88 miles (246.03 km) SSE | Zhijiang Airport (HJJ) | Zhijiang, Hubei, China | |
| 9 | 171.56 miles (276.09 km) NNE | Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG) | Shennongjia, Hubei, China | |
| 10 | 173.38 miles (279.03 km) SW | Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI) | Zunyi, Guizhou, China | |
| 11 | 174.04 miles (280.09 km) ENE | Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH) | Yichang, Hubei, China | |
| 12 | 174.47 miles (280.78 km) ESE | Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD) | Changde, Hunan, China | |
| 13 | 182.23 miles (293.27 km) WNW | Nanchong Gaoping Airport (NAO) | Nanchong, Sichuan, China | |
| 14 | 183.16 miles (294.76 km) SSW | Kaili Huangping Airport (KJH) | Kaili, Guizhou, China | |
| 15 | 212.41 miles (341.83 km) WSW | Luzhou Lantian Airport (LZO) | Luzhou, Sichuan, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,409.20 miles (19,970.63 km) S | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,276.62 miles (19,757.25 km) SSW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,218.04 miles (19,662.98 km) SW | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,214.06 miles (19,656.57 km) S | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,199.23 miles (19,632.70 km) SSW | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 6 | 12,198.96 miles (19,632.27 km) S | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 7 | 12,173.42 miles (19,591.17 km) W | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,168.12 miles (19,582.65 km) SSW | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,168.08 miles (19,582.58 km) S | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 10 | 12,103.30 miles (19,478.33 km) W | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,101.53 miles (19,475.48 km) S | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 12 | 12,051.93 miles (19,395.65 km) SW | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,050.84 miles (19,393.90 km) SSW | San Rafael Airport (AFA) | San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,041.72 miles (19,379.22 km) WSW | Villa Dolores Airport (VDR) | Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,027.54 miles (19,356.40 km) WSW | La Cumbre Airport (LCM) | La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina | |