Nonstop flight route between Tbilisi, Georgia and Portland, Maine, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tbilisi Airport (TBS), Tbilisi, Georgia and Portland International Jetport (PWM), Portland, Maine, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,307 miles (or 8,541 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 Tbilisi Airport and Portland International Jetport, 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 Tbilisi Airport and Portland International Jetport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Tbilisi Airport (TBS):

• In addition to being known as "Tbilisi Airport", another name for TBS is "თბილისის საერთაშორისო აეროპორტი".
• “It has been planned to get the investment on reconstruction of the runway started in September 2012 and complete the project in less than 2 years,” the company said.
• The implementing agency and the borrower for the project is TAV Urban Georgia, a concessionaire and special purpose vehicle for the construction and operation of the airport.
• The furthest airport from Tbilisi Airport (TBS) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,153 miles (17,948 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Tbilisi Airport (TBS) is Shirak International Airport (LWN), which is located 85 miles (137 kilometers) SW of TBS.
• Tbilisi Airport (TBS) has 2 runways.

Facts about Portland International Jetport (PWM):

• Portland International Jetport (PWM) has 2 runways.
• In 1980 the passenger terminal expanded to the east with the addition of two baggage carousels.
• In 1981 Air New England ceased operations and pulled out of the Jetport after 11 years.
• Portland International Jetport is a public airport two miles west of downtown Portland, in Cumberland County, Maine.
• The furthest airport from Portland International Jetport (PWM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,705 miles (18,838 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Portland International Jetport's relatively low elevation of 76 feet, planes can take off or land at Portland International Jetport 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.
• That year regional Air New England began service in Portland, competing with Northeast Airlines intrastate and between Portland and Boston.
• The closest airport to Portland International Jetport (PWM) is Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NE of PWM.
• On June 7, 2007 AirTran Airways began seasonal service to Baltimore-Washington, and to Orlando, Florida.
• 1987 saw the arrival of Continental Airlines, when the airline bought PEOPLExpress and took over their routes.