Nonstop flight route between Horta, Azores, Portugal and Klaipėda, Lithuania:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Horta International Airport (HOR), Horta, Azores, Portugal and Klaipėda Airport (KLJ), Klaipėda, Lithuania would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,560 miles (or 4,120 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 Horta International Airport and Klaipėda 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 Horta International Airport and Klaipėda Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Horta International Airport (HOR):

• Horta International Airport (HOR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Horta International Airport (HOR) is Merimbula Airport (MIM), which is nearly antipodal to Horta International Airport (meaning Horta International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Merimbula Airport), and is located 12,302 miles (19,799 kilometers) away in Merimbula, New South Wales, Australia.
• The closest airport to Horta International Airport (HOR) is Pico Airport (PIX), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) E of HOR.
• In 2012, the contamination of the gasoline tanks at Horta airport resulted in a deviation from normal flight operations, resulting in flights being refueled on other islands.
• In addition to being known as "Horta International Airport", another name for HOR is "Aeroporto Internacional da Horta".
• Because of Horta International Airport's relatively low elevation of 118 feet, planes can take off or land at Horta 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.
• Horta International Airport handled 191,969 passengers last year.
• The airport at Horta was inaugurated on August 24, 1971 by then President Almirante Américo Tomás.

Facts about Klaipėda Airport (KLJ):

• The furthest airport from Klaipėda Airport (KLJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,303 miles (18,190 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Klaipėda Airport", another name for KLJ is "Klaipėdos oro uostas".
• Because of Klaipėda Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Klaipėda 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.
• Scheduled commercial air service for Klaipėda region is provided at Palanga International Airport, located 30 kilometers north of the city.
• Klaipėda Airport (KLJ) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Klaipėda Airport (KLJ) is Palanga Airport (PLQ), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) NNW of KLJ.