Nonstop flight route between Salalah, Oman and Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Salalah Airport (SLL), Salalah, Oman and Porto Santo Airport (PXO), Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,467 miles (or 7,189 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 Salalah Airport and Porto Santo 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 Salalah Airport and Porto Santo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLL / OOSA |
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Location: | Salalah, Oman |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°2'20"N by 54°5'31"E |
Area Served: | Dhofar Province/City of Salalah |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Civil |
Elevation: | 73 feet (22 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SLL |
More Information: | SLL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PXO / LPPS |
Airport Names: |
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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 |
Facts about Salalah Airport (SLL):
- It is also expected that tourism in this area will increase steadily over the next 20 years, adding more to the strain on the airport network.
- The closest airport to Salalah Airport (SLL) is Al Ghaydha Airport (AAY), which is located 140 miles (225 kilometers) WSW of SLL.
- Because of Salalah Airport's relatively low elevation of 73 feet, planes can take off or land at Salalah 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.
- Salalah Airport (SLL) has 2 runways.
- Salalah Airport opened in 1977.
- In addition to being known as "Salalah Airport", another name for SLL is "مطار صلالة".
- Design of the airport takes to account future development projects and allows expansions to cater up to 6 million passengers per year when required.
- The furthest airport from Salalah Airport (SLL) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,720 miles (18,862 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
Facts about Porto Santo Airport (PXO):
- Porto Santo Airport (PXO) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
- In 1959, its runway was built with an initial length of 2,000 m.
- In addition to being known as "Porto Santo Airport", another name for PXO is "Aeroporto de Porto Santo".
- The closest airport to Porto Santo Airport (PXO) is Madeira Airport (FNC), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) SW of PXO.
- Porto Santo Airport handled 106,592 passengers last year.