Nonstop flight route between Thessaloniki, Greece and Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" (SKG), Thessaloniki, Greece and Hiroshima Airport (HIJ), Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,608 miles (or 9,026 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 Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" and Hiroshima 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 Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" and Hiroshima Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SKG / LGTS |
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Location: | Thessaloniki, Greece |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°31'10"N by 22°58'14"E |
Area Served: | Thessaloniki |
Operator/Owner: | Greek Government |
Airport Type: | Civilian, military |
Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SKG |
More Information: | SKG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HIJ / RJOA |
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Location: | Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°26'9"N by 132°55'9"E |
Operator/Owner: | Hiroshima Prefectural Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1086 feet (331 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HIJ |
More Information: | HIJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" (SKG):
- The furthest airport from Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" (SKG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,419 miles (18,377 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Thessaloniki International Airport "Macedonia", formerly known as Mikra Airport and officially known as Macedonia International Airport, is located about 15 km SE of the city center of Thessaloniki, Greece at Thermi.
- Because of Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia"'s relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" 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.
- As part of a comprehensive masterplan released by the government in 2002, several projects have been started to improve Macedonia International Airport.
- Apart from passengers, the airport also handled 8.2 thousand tons of freight in 2010, a considerable drop from the 21.4 thousand tons it handled in 1997.
- The airport is the second largest state owned and operated airport in the country after Heraklion airport on the isle of Crete.
- In addition to being known as "Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia"", another name for SKG is "Διεθνής Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Θεσσαλονίκης "Μακεδονία"".
- Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" handled 4,085,032 passengers last year.
- In September 1965 a new terminal building opened on a new location.
- The closest airport to Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" (SKG) is Kozani National Airport (KZI), which is located 62 miles (99 kilometers) WSW of SKG.
- Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" (SKG) has 2 runways.
Facts about Hiroshima Airport (HIJ):
- In addition to being known as "Hiroshima Airport", other names for HIJ include "広島空港" and "Hiroshima Kūkō".
- Unusually among major Japanese airports, Hiroshima Airport has no railway station.
- The furthest airport from Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Hiroshima Airport (meaning Hiroshima Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,101 miles (19,475 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) is Matsuyama Airport (MYJ), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SSW of HIJ.
- Hiroshima has one terminal with separated departures and arrivals facilities for domestic and international flights and seven lettered gates.