Nonstop flight route between Tabas, Iran and Portland, Maine, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tabas Airport (TCX), Tabas, Iran and Portland International Jetport (PWM), Portland, Maine, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,145 miles (or 9,890 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 Tabas 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 Tabas 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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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Tabas Airport (TCX):

• The closest airport to Tabas Airport (TCX) is Birjand International Airport (XBJ), which is located 147 miles (237 kilometers) ESE of TCX.
• The furthest airport from Tabas Airport (TCX) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,507 miles (18,519 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Tabas Airport (TCX) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Portland International Jetport (PWM):

• Portland International Jetport (PWM) has 2 runways.
• In the wake of the September 11 attacks many U.S.
• In 1995 a terminal building improvement project was undertaken to add two-second-level boarding gates, as well as additional space for ticketing, operations, departure lounge, concessions, and an international customs facility.
• 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.
• In 2008 Delta Air Lines resumed mainline service to Portland, a daily flight to Atlanta on a McDonnell Douglas MD-88.
• In 2004 Runway 11/29 was lengthened to 7,200 feet.
• 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.
• In 1982 PWM got its first nonstop beyond New York, when Delta tried a 727 to Cincinnati for a year or so.
• The closest airport to Portland International Jetport (PWM) is Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NE of PWM.
• 1986 also brought US Airways, who began flights to Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
• 1987 saw the arrival of Continental Airlines, when the airline bought PEOPLExpress and took over their routes.
• Jet flights began in 1968, and for the first time Portland got a nonstop beyond Boston when Northeast DC-9s flew to La Guardia.