Nonstop flight route between Savissivik, Greenland and Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States:
Departure Airport:
(76°1'14"N by 65°4'59"W)
Arrival Airport:
(45°32'25"N by 122°56'59"W)
Distance from SVR to HIO:
2,660.14 miles (4,281.07 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Savissivik Heliport (SVR), Savissivik, Greenland and Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO), Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,660 miles (or 4,281 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 Savissivik Heliport 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 Savissivik Heliport and Portland-Hillsboro Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SVR / BGSV |
| Airport Name: | Savissivik Heliport |
| Location: | Savissivik, Greenland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 76°1'14"N by 65°4'59"W |
| Area Served: | Savissivik, Greenland |
| Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 24 feet (7 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from SVR |
| More Information: | SVR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HIO / KHIO |
| Airport Name: | Portland-Hillsboro Airport |
| Location: | Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°32'25"N by 122°56'59"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Port of Portland |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 204 feet (62 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HIO |
| More Information: | HIO Maps & Info |
Facts about Savissivik Heliport (SVR):
- The closest airport to Savissivik Heliport (SVR) is Thule Air Base (THU), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) WNW of SVR.
- Because of Savissivik Heliport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Savissivik Heliport 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 furthest airport from Savissivik Heliport (SVR) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 9,949 miles (16,012 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
Facts about Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO):
- 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.
- 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 2005 the airport handled 223,000 takeoffs and landings.
- 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 airport handled 259,263 flights in 2008, surpassing Portland International in this category.
- Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 69.00 miles (111.05 km) WNW | Thule Air Base (THU) | Pituffik, Greenland |     |
| 2 | 150.69 miles (242.51 km) NNW | Siorapaluk Heliport (SRK) | Siorapaluk, Greenland | |
| 3 | 169.65 miles (273.02 km) ESE | Kullorsuaq Heliport (KHQ) | Kullorsuaq, Greenland | |
| 4 | 194.17 miles (312.49 km) SE | Nuussuaq Heliport (NSQ) | Nuussuaq, Greenland | |
| 5 | 245.54 miles (395.16 km) SE | Tasiusaq Heliport (TQA) | Tasiusaq, Qaasuitsup, Greenland | |
| 6 | 255.28 miles (410.83 km) SE | Innaarsuit Heliport (IUI) | Innaarsuit, Greenland | |
| 7 | 277.73 miles (446.96 km) SE | Upernavik Airport (JUV) | Upernavik, Greenland | |
| 8 | 278.17 miles (447.67 km) SE | Aappilattoq Heliport (AOQ) | Aappilattoq, Qaasuitsup, Greenland | |
| 9 | 293.50 miles (472.33 km) WNW | Grise Fiord Airport (YGZ) | Grise Fiord, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 10 | 308.21 miles (496.01 km) SE | Kangersuatsiaq Heliport (KGQ) | Kangersuatsiaq, Greenland | |
| 11 | 331.31 miles (533.19 km) SW | Pond Inlet Airport (YIO) | Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 12 | 382.52 miles (615.60 km) SE | Nuugaatsiaq Heliport (JUU) | Nuugaatsiaq, Greenland | |
| 13 | 388.33 miles (624.96 km) SSW | Clyde River Airport (YCY) | Clyde River, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 14 | 400.80 miles (645.03 km) NW | Eureka Aerodrome (YEU) | Eureka, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 15 | 414.39 miles (666.90 km) WSW | Nanisivik Airport (YSR) | Nanisivik, Nunavut, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9,949.45 miles (16,012.05 km) SW | Hobart International Airport (HBA) | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 2 | 9,938.86 miles (15,995.00 km) WSW | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 9,903.75 miles (15,938.50 km) WSW | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 9,865.62 miles (15,877.14 km) SW | Launceston Airport (LST) | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 5 | 9,848.84 miles (15,850.13 km) SW | Devonport Airport (DPO) | Devonport, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 6 | 9,844.77 miles (15,843.58 km) SW | Burnie Airport (BWT) | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 7 | 9,842.77 miles (15,840.36 km) WSW | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 9,840.48 miles (15,836.67 km) SW | Smithton Airport (SIO) | Smithton, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 9 | 9,839.65 miles (15,835.34 km) SW | St Helens Airport (HLS) | St. Helens, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 10 | 9,838.33 miles (15,833.22 km) SW | George Town Aerodrome (GEE) | George Town, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 11 | 9,808.78 miles (15,785.66 km) WSW | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 9,806.11 miles (15,781.37 km) WSW | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 9,795.85 miles (15,764.85 km) WSW | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 9,787.87 miles (15,752.01 km) SW | King Island Airport (KNS) | Currie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 15 | 9,778.70 miles (15,737.25 km) WSW | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 17.37 miles (27.95 km) E | Portland International Airport (PDX) | Portland, Oregon, United States | |
| 2 | 26.56 miles (42.74 km) E | Portland-Troutdale Airport (TTD) | Portland, Oregon, United States | |
| 3 | 39.99 miles (64.36 km) N | Southwest Washington Regional Airport (KLS) | Kelso, Washington, United States | |
| 4 | 43.67 miles (70.28 km) S | McNary Field (SLE) | Salem, Oregon, United States | |
| 5 | 52.62 miles (84.68 km) E | Cascade Locks State Airport (CZK) | Cascade Locks, Oregon, United States | |
| 6 | 54.49 miles (87.69 km) WSW | Pacific City State Airport (PFC) | Pacific City, Oregon, United States | |
| 7 | 61.80 miles (99.46 km) NW | Astoria Regional Airport (AST) | Astoria, Oregon, United States | |
| 8 | 65.09 miles (104.76 km) N | South Lewis County Airport (TDO) | Toledo, Washington, United States | |
| 9 | 73.96 miles (119.03 km) SSW | Corvallis Municipal Airport (CVO) | Corvallis, Oregon, United States | |
| 10 | 85.58 miles (137.73 km) SW | Newport Municipal Airport (ONP) | Newport, Oregon, United States | |
| 11 | 86.37 miles (139.00 km) E | Columbia Gorge Regional Airport (DLS) | The Dalles, Oregon, United States | |
| 12 | 98.76 miles (158.94 km) N | Olympia Regional Airport (OLM) | Olympia, Washington, United States | |
| 13 | 98.81 miles (159.02 km) S | Eugene Airport (EUG) | Eugene, Oregon, United States | |
| 14 | 106.18 miles (170.88 km) SE | Madras Municipal AirportMadras Army Airfield (MDJ) | Madras, Oregon, United States | |
| 15 | 107.77 miles (173.43 km) N | Gray Army Airfield (GRF) | Tacoma, Washington, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,913.06 miles (17,562.83 km) SSE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 10,841.79 miles (17,448.13 km) SSE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 3 | 10,760.92 miles (17,317.97 km) S | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,731.40 miles (17,270.47 km) S | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,701.47 miles (17,222.30 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 10,684.52 miles (17,195.02 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,680.66 miles (17,188.81 km) ESE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,679.29 miles (17,186.61 km) SSE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,665.10 miles (17,163.77 km) ESE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,653.79 miles (17,145.56 km) ESE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 11 | 10,651.04 miles (17,141.15 km) ESE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 12 | 10,643.38 miles (17,128.82 km) ESE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 13 | 10,641.11 miles (17,125.16 km) SSE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,638.69 miles (17,121.27 km) ESE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 15 | 10,625.08 miles (17,099.37 km) ESE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |