Nonstop flight route between Split, Croatia and Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Split Airport (SPU), Split, Croatia and Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO), Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,794 miles (or 9,324 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 Split Airport and Portland-Hillsboro 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 Split Airport and Portland-Hillsboro Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Split Airport (SPU):

• In the last few years the summer peaks activity called for an expansion of the airport s capacity.
• Split Airport, also known as Resnik Airport, is the airport serving the city of Split, Croatia.
• The furthest airport from Split Airport (SPU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,800 miles (18,990 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Split Airport (SPU) is Bol Airport (BWK), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SE of SPU.
• Split Airport handled 1,581,734 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Split Airport", another name for SPU is "Zračna luka Split".
• Split Airport (SPU) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Split Airport's relatively low elevation of 78 feet, planes can take off or land at Split 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.
• The Airport follows Zagreb Airport and has surpassed Dubrovnik Airport in 2013 as the second busiest airport in Croatia handling 1,581,734 passengers that year.

Facts about Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO):

• A Horizon Air plane was hijacked on May 2, 1986, en route from Eugene to Portland, with the pilot able to convince the hijacker to allow the plane to land at HIO where the hijacker was arrested.
• The furthest airport from Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,913 miles (17,563 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• As of 2006, the Port of Portland planned to spend $134 million through 2025 to improve the Hillsboro facility.
• The closest airport to Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) is Portland International Airport (PDX), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) E of HIO.
• Because of Portland-Hillsboro Airport's relatively low elevation of 204 feet, planes can take off or land at Portland-Hillsboro 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.
• As of 2005 the airport handled 223,000 takeoffs and landings.
• Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) has 2 runways.