Nonstop flight route between Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal and Eureka, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Porto Santo Airport (PXO), Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal and Murray Field (EKA), Eureka, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,570 miles (or 8,964 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 Murray Field, 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 Murray Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Porto Santo Airport (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.
• Porto Santo Airport (PXO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Porto Santo Airport (PXO) is Madeira Airport (FNC), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) SW of PXO.
• In addition to being known as "Porto Santo Airport", another name for PXO is "Aeroporto de Porto Santo".
• 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 handled 106,592 passengers last year.
• The airport's infrastructure has improved over time, with increases to the runway length and in ramp surface.

Facts about Murray Field (EKA):

• The closest airport to Murray Field (EKA) is Arcata/Eureka Airport (ACV), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) N of EKA.
• Murray Field (EKA) currently has only 1 runway.
• It has a restaurant and a charter service, Northern Air, as well as a Civil Air Patrol office.
• Because of Murray Field's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Murray Field 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.
• Murray Field is a county-owned public airport 3 miles east of Eureka in Humboldt County, California.
• The furthest airport from Murray Field (EKA) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,232 miles (18,077 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.