Nonstop flight route between Vitória da Conquista, Brazil and Portland, Maine, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (VDC), Vitória da Conquista, Brazil and Portland International Jetport (PWM), Portland, Maine, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,450 miles (or 7,162 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 Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo 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 Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo 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 Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (VDC):

• The airport is located 3 km from downtown Vitória da Conquista.
• Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (VDC) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (VDC) is Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS), which is located 122 miles (197 kilometers) E of VDC.
• In addition to being known as "Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport", another name for VDC is "Aeroporto Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo".
• The furthest airport from Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (VDC) is Falalop Airfield (ULI), which is nearly antipodal to Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (meaning Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Falalop Airfield), and is located 12,099 miles (19,472 kilometers) away in Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.

Facts about Portland International Jetport (PWM):

• 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.
• Also in 2010, Air Canada announced that it would be launching a number of new routes out of Toronto, including a flight to Portland.
• In 1980 the passenger terminal expanded to the east with the addition of two baggage carousels.
• Portland International Jetport (PWM) has 2 runways.
• 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.
• On September 1, 2005 Delta Air Lines ended mainline service to PWM.
• 1986 also brought US Airways, who began flights to Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
• The closest airport to Portland International Jetport (PWM) is Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NE of PWM.
• Jet flights began in 1968, and for the first time Portland got a nonstop beyond Boston when Northeast DC-9s flew to La Guardia.
• 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.