Nonstop flight route between Þórshöfn, Iceland and Portland, Victoria, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Þórshöfn Airport (THO), Þórshöfn, Iceland and Portland Airport (PTJ), Portland, Victoria, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,303 miles (or 16,581 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 Þórshöfn Airport and Portland 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 Þórshöfn Airport and Portland Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | THO / BITN | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Þórshöfn, Iceland | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 66°13'5"N by 15°20'8"W | 
| Area Served: | Þórshöfn, Iceland | 
| Operator/Owner: | ISAVIA | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 64 feet (20 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from THO | 
| More Information: | THO Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PTJ / YPOD | 
| Airport Name: | Portland Airport | 
| Location: | Portland, Victoria, Australia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°19'5"S by 141°28'15"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Glenelg Shire Council | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 265 feet (81 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from PTJ | 
| More Information: | PTJ Maps & Info | 
Facts about Þórshöfn Airport (THO):
- In addition to being known as "Þórshöfn Airport", another name for THO is "Þórshafnarflugvöllur".
- Because of Þórshöfn Airport's relatively low elevation of 64 feet, planes can take off or land at Þórshöfn 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 Þórshöfn Airport (THO) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,096 miles (17,857 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Þórshöfn Airport (THO) is Vopnafjörður Airport (VPN), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) SSE of THO.
- Þórshöfn Airport (THO) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Portland Airport (PTJ):
- The closest airport to Portland Airport (PTJ) is Warrnambool Airport (WMB), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) E of PTJ.
- Because of Portland Airport's relatively low elevation of 265 feet, planes can take off or land at Portland 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 Airport (PTJ) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Portland Airport (meaning Portland Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,031 miles (19,363 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Portland Airport (PTJ) has 2 runways.




