Nonstop flight route between Virac, Catanduanes, Philippines and Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from VRC to HIO:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- VRC Airport Information
- HIO Airport Information
- Facts about VRC
- Facts about HIO
- Map of Nearest Airports to VRC
- List of Nearest Airports to VRC
- Map of Furthest Airports from VRC
- List of Furthest Airports from VRC
- Map of Nearest Airports to HIO
- List of Nearest Airports to HIO
- Map of Furthest Airports from HIO
- List of Furthest Airports from HIO
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Virac Airport (VRC), Virac, Catanduanes, Philippines and Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO), Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,602 miles (or 10,625 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 Virac Airport and Portland-Hillsboro 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 Virac Airport and Portland-Hillsboro Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VRC / RPUV |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Virac, Catanduanes, Philippines |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°34'35"N by 124°12'20"E |
Area Served: | Virac, Catanduanes |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 121 feet (37 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VRC |
More Information: | VRC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HIO / KHIO |
Airport Name: | Portland-Hillsboro Airport |
Location: | Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°32'25"N by 122°56'59"W |
Operator/Owner: | Port of Portland |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 204 feet (62 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HIO |
More Information: | HIO Maps & Info |
Facts about Virac Airport (VRC):
- The closest airport to Virac Airport (VRC) is Legazpi Airport (LGP), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) SW of VRC.
- Virac Airport (VRC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Virac Airport handled 30,002 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Virac Airport (VRC) is Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB), which is nearly antipodal to Virac Airport (meaning Virac Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Marechal Rondon International Airport), and is located 12,292 miles (19,782 kilometers) away in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Virac Airport", another name for VRC is "Paliparan ng ViracPalayogan nin Virac".
- Because of Virac Airport's relatively low elevation of 121 feet, planes can take off or land at Virac 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.
Facts about Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO):
- Hillsboro airport goes back to as early as 1928.
- Located in the north-central area of Hillsboro, and west of Portland, it hosts the annual Oregon International Air Show.
- The furthest airport from Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,913 miles (17,563 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Hillsboro airport is often mentioned as a reliever airport for Portland International Airport.
- Because of Portland-Hillsboro Airport's relatively low elevation of 204 feet, planes can take off or land at Portland-Hillsboro 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-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) has 2 runways.
- As of 2005 the airport handled 223,000 takeoffs and landings.
- The airport was originally Hillsboro's municipal airport, which the Port of Portland bought in 1966.
- The closest airport to Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) is Portland International Airport (PDX), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) E of HIO.