Nonstop flight route between SeaTac (near Seattle and Tacoma), Washington, United States and Pico Island, Azores, Portugal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Seattle鈥揟acoma International Airport (SEA), SeaTac (near Seattle and Tacoma), Washington, United States and Pico Airport (PIX), Pico Island, Azores, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,487 miles (or 7,222 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 Seattle鈥揟acoma International Airport and Pico 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 Seattle鈥揟acoma International Airport and Pico Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SEA / KSEA |
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Location: | SeaTac (near Seattle and Tacoma), Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47掳26'56"N by 122掳18'33"W |
Area Served: | Seattle; Tacoma, Washington, US |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 433 feet (132 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from SEA |
More Information: | SEA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PIX / LPPI |
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Location: | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal |
GPS Coordinates: | 38掳33'15"N by 28掳26'29"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 112 feet (34 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PIX |
More Information: | PIX Maps & Info |
Facts about Seattle鈥揟acoma International Airport (SEA):
- After the death of U.S.
- The closest airport to Seattle鈥揟acoma International Airport (SEA) is Renton Municipal Airport (RNT), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) NE of SEA.
- The furthest airport from Seattle鈥揟acoma International Airport (SEA) is T么lanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,781 miles (17,350 kilometers) away in T么lanaro, Madagascar.
- Seattle鈥揟acoma International Airport (SEA) has 3 runways.
- The South Satellite Terminal has reached its maximum capacity for handling international passengers in terms of immigration check stands as well as customs declaration.
- Seattle鈥揟acoma International Airport handled 34,776,666 passengers last year.
- The airport has service to destinations throughout North America, Europe, the Middle East, and East Asia.
- Because of Seattle鈥揟acoma International Airport's relatively low elevation of 433 feet, planes can take off or land at Seattle鈥揟acoma 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.
- A new control tower was built beginning in 2001 and opened November 2004, at a cost of $26 million.
- In addition to being known as "Seattle鈥揟acoma International Airport", another name for SEA is "Sea鈥揟ac Airport".
Facts about Pico Airport (PIX):
- Because of Pico Airport's relatively low elevation of 112 feet, planes can take off or land at Pico 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 1990, with the arrival of new ATP aircraft for SATA Air A莽ores' fleet, the decision was taken to extend the runway, to improve operations with this type of aircraft.
- The closest airport to Pico Airport (PIX) is Horta International Airport (HOR), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) W of PIX.
- The furthest airport from Pico Airport (PIX) is Merimbula Airport (MIM), which is nearly antipodal to Pico Airport (meaning Pico Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Merimbula Airport), and is located 12,291 miles (19,781 kilometers) away in Merimbula, New South Wales, Australia.
- Pico Airport (PIX) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Pico Airport", another name for PIX is "Aeroporto do Pico".