Nonstop flight route between Kithira, Greece and Funchal, Madeira, Portugal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kythira National Airport "Alexandros Aristotelous Onassis" (KIT), Kithira, Greece and Madeira Airport (FNC), Funchal, Madeira, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,264 miles (or 3,644 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 Kythira National Airport "Alexandros Aristotelous Onassis" and Madeira Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIT / LGKC |
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Location: | Kithira, Greece |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°16'27"N by 23°1'1"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1045 feet (319 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KIT |
More Information: | KIT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FNC / LPMA |
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Location: | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°41'39"N by 16°46'41"W |
Area Served: | Funchal |
Operator/Owner: | Aeroportos da Madeira |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 190 feet (58 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FNC |
More Information: | FNC Maps & Info |
Facts about Kythira National Airport "Alexandros Aristotelous Onassis" (KIT):
- The closest airport to Kythira National Airport "Alexandros Aristotelous Onassis" (KIT) is Sparti Airport (SPJ), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) NNW of KIT.
- Kythira National Airport "Alexandros Aristotelous Onassis" (KIT) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Kythira National Airport "Alexandros Aristotelous Onassis"", another name for KIT is "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Κυθήρων " Αλέξανδρος Αριστοτέλους Ωνάσης"".
- The furthest airport from Kythira National Airport "Alexandros Aristotelous Onassis" (KIT) is Mangaia Island Airport (MGS), which is located 11,442 miles (18,414 kilometers) away in Mangaia Island, Cook Islands.
Facts about Madeira Airport (FNC):
- Madeira Airport (FNC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Madeira Airport (FNC) is Porto Santo Airport (PXO), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) NE of FNC.
- The furthest airport from Madeira Airport (FNC) is Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH), which is nearly antipodal to Madeira Airport (meaning Madeira Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lord Howe Island Airport), and is located 12,181 miles (19,604 kilometers) away in Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia.
- Because of Madeira Airport's relatively low elevation of 190 feet, planes can take off or land at Madeira 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 History Channel program Most Extreme Airports ranked it as the 9th most dangerous airport in the world, and the second most dangerous in Europe after Gibraltar International Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Madeira Airport", another name for FNC is "Aeroporto da Madeira".
- In 1972, the popularity of visiting the island of Madeira increased, so the runway had to be extended to allow modern and larger aircraft to land.
- Madeira Airport handled 2,311,380 passengers last year.