Nonstop flight route between Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal and White Plains, New York, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Porto Santo Airport (PXO), Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal and Westchester County Airport (HPN), White Plains, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,153 miles (or 5,074 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 Westchester County 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 Westchester County 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: | HPN / KHPN |
Airport Name: | Westchester County Airport |
Location: | White Plains, New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°4'0"N by 73°42'26"W |
Area Served: | Westchester County, New York, Fairfield County, Connecticut |
Operator/Owner: | County of Westchester |
Airport Type: | Public-use |
Elevation: | 439 feet (134 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HPN |
More Information: | HPN Maps & Info |
Facts about Porto Santo Airport (PXO):
- In 1959, its runway was built with an initial length of 2,000 m.
- 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.
- Porto Santo Airport handled 106,592 passengers last year.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Porto Santo Airport", another name for PXO is "Aeroporto de Porto Santo".
- The island of Porto Santo was the first of the Madeira Islands to obtain an airport.
- Porto Santo Airport (PXO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Porto Santo Airport (PXO) is Madeira Airport (FNC), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) SW of PXO.
Facts about Westchester County Airport (HPN):
- Westchester County Airport has several fixed-base operators, including Avitat, Signature Flight Support, Landmark, NetJets, Panorama, and Million Air.
- The airport's environmental management practices are monitored through the AEMS, an ISO 14001 certified Airport Environmental Management System.
- Because of Westchester County Airport's relatively low elevation of 439 feet, planes can take off or land at Westchester County 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 closest airport to Westchester County Airport (HPN) is Flushing Airport (closed 1984) (FLU), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) SSW of HPN.
- Westchester County Airport is also the current home of the New York Wing of the United States Civil Air Patrol, as well as the Southeastern Group of the New York Wing.
- The furthest airport from Westchester County Airport (HPN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,747 miles (18,906 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In June 2009 Cape Air added service to Westchester, with service to Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts.
- The first scheduled airline flights were American Airlines in late 1949.
- Westchester County Airport (HPN) has 2 runways.