Nonstop flight route between Portland, Maine, United States and Teller, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Portland International Jetport (PWM), Portland, Maine, United States and Teller Airport (TLA), Teller, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,696 miles (or 5,948 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 Teller 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 Teller Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Portland International Jetport (PWM):

• The present airport started to take shape in the 1950s.
• In 1980 the passenger terminal expanded to the east with the addition of two baggage carousels.
• The airfield was founded in the late 1920s by Dr.
• 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.
• On June 7, 2007 AirTran Airways began seasonal service to Baltimore-Washington, and to Orlando, Florida.
• Portland International Jetport is a public airport two miles west of downtown Portland, in Cumberland County, Maine.
• On September 1, 2005 Delta Air Lines ended mainline service to PWM.
• Portland International Jetport (PWM) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Portland International Jetport (PWM) is Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NE of PWM.
• That same year, regional Ransome Airlines, doing business as Delta Connection, began a route between Portland and Boston.
• In 1972 Northeast Airlines was bought by Delta Air Lines which retained its routes to Bangor, Boston, and New York.
• 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 Teller Airport (TLA):

• Because of Teller Airport's relatively low elevation of 294 feet, planes can take off or land at Teller 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 Teller Airport (TLA) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,328 miles (16,622 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• In addition to being known as "Teller Airport", another name for TLA is "TER".
• The closest airport to Teller Airport (TLA) is Brevig Mission Airport (KTS), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) NNW of TLA.
• Teller Airport (TLA) currently has only 1 runway.