Nonstop flight route between Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada and Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Quesnel Airport (YQZ), Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada and Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO), Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 518 miles (or 833 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 Quesnel 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: | YQZ / CYQZ |
| Airport Name: | Quesnel Airport |
| Location: | Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°1'33"N by 122°30'37"W |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Quesnel |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1788 feet (545 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YQZ |
| More Information: | YQZ 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 Quesnel Airport (YQZ):
- The closest airport to Quesnel Airport (YQZ) is Prince George Airport (YXS), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) N of YQZ.
- The furthest airport from Quesnel Airport (YQZ) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,427 miles (16,780 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Quesnel Airport (YQZ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO):
- Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) has 2 runways.
- Facilities include a 6,600-foot runway, a 4,049-foot runway, and an FAA control tower.
- Hillsboro airport is often mentioned as a reliever airport for Portland International Airport.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) is Portland International Airport (PDX), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) E of HIO.
- With the outbreak of World War II in 1941, the city received federal money again, plus the city approved local financing to improve the airport again, with the costs of the improvements totaling around $600,000.
- The airport was originally Hillsboro's municipal airport, which the Port of Portland bought in 1966.
- 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.
