Nonstop flight route between Calgary, Alberta, Canada and Portland, Oregon, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Calgary International Airport (YYC), Calgary, Alberta, Canada and Portland International Airport (PDX), Portland, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 548 miles (or 883 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 Calgary International Airport and Portland International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Calgary International Airport (YYC):

• Calgary International Airport (YYC) has 4 runways.
• There are only a few ground handling companies in Calgary but each provides different services to the airlines they serve.
• WestJet TAC is the sole provider of ground handling services for WestJet at Calgary International Airport.
• The closest airport to Calgary International Airport (YYC) is Banff Airport (YBA), which is located 66 miles (107 kilometers) W of YYC.
• Gates 31 to 50 are located on this concourse.
• The furthest airport from Calgary International Airport (YYC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,372 miles (16,692 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Zip previously had its headquarters in Hangar 101.Canadian Regional Airlines had its headquarters at the airport.

Facts about Portland International Airport (PDX):

• By the 1980s, the terminal building began an extensive renovation in order to update PDX to meet future needs.
• Portland Airport has five concourses as well as a business aviation terminal.
• 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 first international nonstop was Western's 720B to Vancouver in 1967.
• 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.
• 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 (PDX) has 3 runways.
• Plans made in 1968 to add a third runway by means of filling in parts of the Columbia River were met with vocal public opposition and scrapped.
• In 1948 the entire airport grounds were flooded during the Vanport Flood, forcing scheduled airline services to reroute to nearby Troutdale Airport.
• The international section of Concourse D was renamed the Governor Victor G.
• Concourses A and B are given mostly to Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air.