Nonstop flight route between Kuujjuarapik, Quebec, Canada and Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kuujjuarapik Airport (YGW), Kuujjuarapik, Quebec, Canada and Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO), Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,058 miles (or 3,313 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 relatively short distance between Kuujjuarapik Airport and Portland-Hillsboro Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YGW / CYGW |
| Airport Name: | Kuujjuarapik Airport |
| Location: | Kuujjuarapik, Quebec, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°16'54"N by 77°45'55"W |
| Area Served: | Kuujjuarapik, Whapmagoostui |
| Operator/Owner: | Administration régionale Kativik |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 40 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YGW |
| More Information: | YGW 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 Kuujjuarapik Airport (YGW):
- The furthest airport from Kuujjuarapik Airport (YGW) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,848 miles (17,458 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Kuujjuarapik Airport (YGW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kuujjuarapik Airport (YGW) is Umiujaq Airport (YUD), which is located 99 miles (160 kilometers) NNE of YGW.
- Because of Kuujjuarapik Airport's relatively low elevation of 40 feet, planes can take off or land at Kuujjuarapik 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):
- 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.
- As of 2005 the airport handled 223,000 takeoffs and landings.
- The closest airport to Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) is Portland International Airport (PDX), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) E of HIO.
- A Horizon Air plane was hijacked on May 2, 1986, en route from Eugene to Portland, with the pilot able to convince the hijacker to allow the plane to land at HIO where the hijacker was arrested.
- The airport handled 259,263 flights in 2008, surpassing Portland International in this category.
- As of 2006, the Port of Portland planned to spend $134 million through 2025 to improve the Hillsboro facility.
- Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) has 2 runways.
- 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.
