Nonstop flight route between Yam Island, Queensland, Australia and Portland, Oregon, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yam Island Airport (XMY), Yam Island, Queensland, Australia and Portland International Airport (PDX), Portland, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,928 miles (or 11,150 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 Yam Island Airport and Portland International 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 Yam Island Airport and Portland International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XMY / YYMI |
| Airport Name: | Yam Island Airport |
| Location: | Yam Island, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°53'8"S by 142°46'18"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Torres Strait Island Regional Council |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XMY |
| More Information: | XMY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PDX / KPDX |
| Airport Name: | Portland International Airport |
| Location: | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°35'18"N by 122°35'50"W |
| Area Served: | Portland metropolitan area |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 30 feet (9 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PDX |
| More Information: | PDX Maps & Info |
Facts about Yam Island Airport (XMY):
- The furthest airport from Yam Island Airport (XMY) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,510 miles (18,524 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
- The closest airport to Yam Island Airport (XMY) is Coconut Island (CNC), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) ESE of XMY.
- Yam Island Airport (XMY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Yam Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Yam Island 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 International Airport (PDX):
- Because of Portland International Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Portland International 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 International Airport handled 1,502,956 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Portland International Airport (PDX) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,903 miles (17,546 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Swan Island Airport was officially named Portland Airport until the opening of the new airport.
- Portland International Airport is a joint civil-military airport and the largest airport in the U.S.
- Portland International Airport (PDX) has 3 runways.
- In 1948 the entire airport grounds were flooded during the Vanport Flood, forcing scheduled airline services to reroute to nearby Troutdale Airport.
- Concourses A and B are given mostly to Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air.
- In August 2005, the concourse connector was opened.
- The closest airport to Portland International Airport (PDX) is Portland-Troutdale Airport (TTD), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ESE of PDX.
- The international section of Concourse D was renamed the Governor Victor G.
