Nonstop flight route between State College, Pennsylvania, United States and Faro, Portugal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between University Park Airport (SCE), State College, Pennsylvania, United States and Faro International Airport (FAO), Faro, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,663 miles (or 5,896 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 University Park Airport and Faro International 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 University Park Airport and Faro International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SCE / KUNV |
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Location: | State College, Pennsylvania, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°50'57"N by 77°50'54"W |
Operator/Owner: | Pennsylvania State University |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1239 feet (378 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SCE |
More Information: | SCE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FAO / LPFR |
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Location: | Faro, Portugal |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°0'51"N by 7°57'56"W |
Area Served: | Faro, Portugal |
Operator/Owner: | ANA Aeroportos de Portugal, S.A. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FAO |
More Information: | FAO Maps & Info |
Facts about University Park Airport (SCE):
- University Park Airport (SCE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Starting in the 1950s, private pilots in the area had constructed a small airport on land leased from Penn State, just north of State College.
- The closest airport to University Park Airport (SCE) is Mid-State Regional Airport (PSB), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) W of SCE.
- In addition to being known as "University Park Airport", another name for SCE is "UNV".
- The furthest airport from University Park Airport (SCE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,582 miles (18,639 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- University Park Airport is a public airport located in Benner Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania.
Facts about Faro International Airport (FAO):
- Because of Faro International Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Faro International 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.
- In addition to being known as "Faro International Airport", another name for FAO is "Aeroporto Internacional de Faro".
- The closest airport to Faro International Airport (FAO) is Portimão Airport (PRM), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) WNW of FAO.
- The furthest airport from Faro International Airport (FAO) is Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR), which is nearly antipodal to Faro International Airport (meaning Faro International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dargaville Aerodrome), and is located 12,310 miles (19,810 kilometers) away in Dargaville, New Zealand.
- Faro International Airport handled 5,672,377 passengers last year.
- Faro International Airport (FAO) currently has only 1 runway.
- A total of 5.6 million passengers used Faro airport in 2011.