Nonstop flight route between Portland, Oregon, United States and Strandhill (near Sligo), Ireland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Portland-Troutdale Airport (TTD), Portland, Oregon, United States and Sligo Airport (SXL), Strandhill (near Sligo), Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,526 miles (or 7,284 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 Portland-Troutdale Airport and Sligo 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 Portland-Troutdale Airport and Sligo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Portland-Troutdale Airport (TTD):

• Portland-Troutdale Airport is a public use airport located 10 nautical miles east of the central business district of Portland, in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States.
• The furthest airport from Portland-Troutdale Airport (TTD) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,901 miles (17,543 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Because of Portland-Troutdale Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Portland-Troutdale 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.
• Portland-Troutdale Airport (TTD) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport was purchased by the Port of Portland in 1942, serving as a reliever airport for nearby Portland International Airport until the 1950s.
• The closest airport to Portland-Troutdale Airport (TTD) is Portland International Airport (PDX), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WNW of TTD.

Facts about Sligo Airport (SXL):

• Sligo Airport (SXL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The Irish Government commissioned Value for Money Review of Exchequer Funding on the Regional Airports Programme recommended the ending of operational subvention to the airport and the ending of the PSO designation citing poor performance, growing operational costs and development of alternative transport connections to the region.
• Until the end of 2008 there was a connection with Manchester which was operated by Aer Arann.
• The furthest airport from Sligo Airport (SXL) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,907 miles (19,162 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• Sligo Airport is the home of Rescue 118, the Irish Coast Guard Helicopter which serves the north-west since 2004.
• Because of Sligo Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Sligo 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 closest airport to Sligo Airport (SXL) is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) SSW of SXL.
• In addition to being known as "Sligo Airport", another name for SXL is "Aerfort Shligigh".