Nonstop flight route between Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal and Decatur, Indiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Porto Santo Airport (PXO), Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal and Decatur Hi-Way Airport (DCR), Decatur, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,725 miles (or 5,994 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 Porto Santo Airport and Decatur Hi-Way 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 Porto Santo Airport and Decatur Hi-Way Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PXO / LPPS |
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Location: | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°4'14"N by 16°20'58"W |
Area Served: | Porto Santo Island |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 338 feet (103 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PXO |
More Information: | PXO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DCR / KDCR |
Airport Name: | Decatur Hi-Way Airport |
Location: | Decatur, Indiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°50'14"N by 84°51'44"W |
Area Served: | Decatur, Indiana |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 842 feet (257 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DCR |
More Information: | DCR Maps & Info |
Facts about Porto Santo Airport (PXO):
- In 1959, its runway was built with an initial length of 2,000 m.
- The closest airport to Porto Santo Airport (PXO) is Madeira Airport (FNC), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) SW of PXO.
- Porto Santo Airport (PXO) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Porto Santo Airport", another name for PXO is "Aeroporto de Porto Santo".
- Because of Porto Santo Airport's relatively low elevation of 338 feet, planes can take off or land at Porto Santo 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.
- The furthest airport from Porto Santo Airport (PXO) is Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH), which is nearly antipodal to Porto Santo Airport (meaning Porto Santo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lord Howe Island Airport), and is located 12,150 miles (19,553 kilometers) away in Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia.
- Porto Santo Airport handled 106,592 passengers last year.
Facts about Decatur Hi-Way Airport (DCR):
- The furthest airport from Decatur Hi-Way Airport (DCR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,245 miles (18,097 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Decatur Hi-Way Airport (DCR) is Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) WNW of DCR.
- Decatur Hi-Way Airport (DCR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Decatur Hi-Way Airport's relatively low elevation of 842 feet, planes can take off or land at Decatur Hi-Way 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.