Nonstop flight route between Portland, Maine, United States and Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Portland International Jetport (PWM), Portland, Maine, United States and Esquimalt Airport (YPF), Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,516 miles (or 4,049 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 Esquimalt 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 Esquimalt 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 airport is the busiest in the state.
• 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.
• 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 1972 Northeast Airlines was bought by Delta Air Lines which retained its routes to Bangor, Boston, and New York.
• In 2008 Delta Air Lines resumed mainline service to Portland, a daily flight to Atlanta on a McDonnell Douglas MD-88.
• In the wake of the September 11 attacks many U.S.
• 1986 also brought US Airways, who began flights to Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
• 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.
• In 1980 the passenger terminal expanded to the east with the addition of two baggage carousels.

Facts about Esquimalt Airport (YPF):

• The furthest airport from Esquimalt Airport (YPF) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,738 miles (17,281 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The closest airport to Esquimalt Airport (YPF) is Victoria Inner Harbour Airport (YWH), which is located only 1 mile (1 kilometers) SE of YPF.
• In addition to being known as "Esquimalt Airport", another name for YPF is "CYPF".