Nonstop flight route between Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal and Bear Creek, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Porto Santo Airport (PXO), Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal and Bear Creek 3 Airport (BCC), Bear Creek, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,406 miles (or 8,700 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 Porto Santo Airport and Bear Creek 3 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 Porto Santo Airport and Bear Creek 3 Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PXO / LPPS |
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Location: | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°4'14"N by 16°20'58"W |
Area Served: | Porto Santo Island |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 338 feet (103 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PXO |
More Information: | PXO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BCC / |
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Location: | Bear Creek, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 63°34'18"N by 156°8'39"W |
Area Served: | Bear Creek, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Public Domain |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 740 feet (226 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BCC |
More Information: | BCC Maps & Info |
Facts about Porto Santo Airport (PXO):
- Because of Porto Santo Airport's relatively low elevation of 338 feet, planes can take off or land at Porto Santo 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.
- Porto Santo Airport (PXO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Porto Santo Airport handled 106,592 passengers last year.
- In 1959, its runway was built with an initial length of 2,000 m.
- The closest airport to Porto Santo Airport (PXO) is Madeira Airport (FNC), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) SW of PXO.
- The furthest airport from Porto Santo Airport (PXO) is Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH), which is nearly antipodal to Porto Santo Airport (meaning Porto Santo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lord Howe Island Airport), and is located 12,150 miles (19,553 kilometers) away in Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Porto Santo Airport", another name for PXO is "Aeroporto de Porto Santo".
Facts about Bear Creek 3 Airport (BCC):
- The furthest airport from Bear Creek 3 Airport (BCC) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,393 miles (16,726 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Bear Creek 3 Airport (BCC) is Takotna Airport (TCT), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) S of BCC.
- Bear Creek 3 Airport (BCC) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Bear Creek 3 Airport", another name for BCC is "Z48".
- Because of Bear Creek 3 Airport's relatively low elevation of 740 feet, planes can take off or land at Bear Creek 3 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.