Nonstop flight route between Athens, Greece and Laredo, Texas, United States:
Departure Airport:
(37°56'11"N by 23°56'49"E)
Arrival Airport:
(27°32'38"N by 99°27'42"W)
Distance from ATH to LRD:
6,617.91 miles (10,650.47 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" (ATH), Athens, Greece and Laredo International Airport (LRD), Laredo, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,618 miles (or 10,650 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 Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" and Laredo International 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 Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" and Laredo International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ATH / LGAV |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Athens, Greece |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°56'11"N by 23°56'49"E |
| Area Served: | Athens, Greece |
| Operator/Owner: | Public/Private consortium |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 308 feet (94 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ATH |
| More Information: | ATH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LRD / KLRD |
| Airport Name: | Laredo International Airport |
| Location: | Laredo, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°32'38"N by 99°27'42"W |
| Area Served: | Laredo, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Laredo |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 508 feet (155 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LRD |
| More Information: | LRD Maps & Info |
Facts about Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" (ATH):
- Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" handled 12,536,038 passengers last year.
- Olympic Air has its head office in Building 57 on the airport property.
- The airport is designed to be modularly extended over the ensuing years in order to accommodate the increase in air travel.
- The airport was opened in March 2001 to replace the now-closed Athens International Airport.
- The Air Accident Investigation and Aviation Safety Board has an office in Office 1311 in Building 11.
- The furthest airport from Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" (ATH) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,330 miles (18,234 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" (ATH) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos"", another name for ATH is "Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Αθηνών "Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος"".
- The following table shows passenger totals at Athens International Airport by country in 2013.
- Because of Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos"'s relatively low elevation of 308 feet, planes can take off or land at Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" 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 Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" (ATH) is Porto Kheli Airport (PKH), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) SW of ATH.
Facts about Laredo International Airport (LRD):
- Because of Laredo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 508 feet, planes can take off or land at Laredo 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.
- Laredo International Airport covers an area of 1,796 acres at an elevation of 508 feet above mean sea level.
- The Laredo International Airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces during World War II as Laredo Army Airfield, and by the United States Air Force as Laredo Air Force Base during the Cold War as a pilot training base with T-33 Shooting Star and later T-37 Tweet and T-38 Talon aircraft.
- Laredo International Airport (LRD) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Laredo International Airport (LRD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,226 miles (18,066 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Laredo International Airport (LRD) is Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) SW of LRD.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 62.04 miles (99.85 km) SW | Porto Kheli Airport (PKH) | Porto Cheli, Argolis, Greece |     |
| 2 | 65.35 miles (105.18 km) ESE | Syros National Airport "Demetrius Vikelas" (JSY) | Syros Island, Greece | |
| 3 | 77.00 miles (123.92 km) NNE | Skyros Island National Airport (SKU) | Skyros, Greece | |
| 4 | 84.06 miles (135.29 km) ESE | Mykonos Island National Airport (JMK) | Mykonos Island, Greece | |
| 5 | 89.04 miles (143.29 km) NNW | Skiathos Airport ‘Alexandros Papadiamantis’ (JSI) | Skiathos Island, Greece | |
| 6 | 90.45 miles (145.57 km) SSE | Milos Island National Airport (MLO) | Milos, Greece | |
| 7 | 90.99 miles (146.43 km) SE | Paros National Airport (PAS) | Paros, Greece | |
| 8 | 97.76 miles (157.33 km) SE | Naxos Island National Airport (JNX) | Naxos Island, Greece | |
| 9 | 102.46 miles (164.89 km) SW | Sparti Airport (SPJ) | Sparti, Laconia, Greece | |
| 10 | 108.34 miles (174.35 km) NW | Nea Anchialos National Airport (VOL) | Volos, Greece | |
| 11 | 121.20 miles (195.06 km) WSW | Kalamata International Airport (KLX) | Kalamata, Greece | |
| 12 | 122.46 miles (197.07 km) ENE | Chios Island National Airport (JKH) | Chios Island, Greece | |
| 13 | 125.76 miles (202.39 km) SSW | Kythira National Airport "Alexandros Aristotelous Onassis" (KIT) | Kithira, Greece | |
| 14 | 132.16 miles (212.70 km) E | Ikaria Island National Airport (JIK) | Ikaria, Greece | |
| 15 | 135.63 miles (218.27 km) SE | Santorini National Airport (JTR) | Santorini, Thira, Greece | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,330.02 miles (18,233.85 km) SSW | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,323.03 miles (18,222.60 km) S | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,299.81 miles (18,185.24 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,259.13 miles (18,119.77 km) SSE | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 11,204.52 miles (18,031.88 km) S | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 6 | 11,182.73 miles (17,996.81 km) S | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 7 | 11,032.50 miles (17,755.05 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,978.52 miles (17,668.18 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,975.69 miles (17,663.61 km) SSW | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 10,973.59 miles (17,660.23 km) SSW | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 10,968.74 miles (17,652.44 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,938.47 miles (17,603.72 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,937.15 miles (17,601.59 km) SSW | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 10,932.66 miles (17,594.36 km) S | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 10,931.61 miles (17,592.67 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.61 miles (15.46 km) SW | Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD) | Nuevo Laredo, Mexico | |
| 2 | 64.79 miles (104.27 km) NNE | Cotulla–La Salle County Airport (COT) | Cotulla, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 88.86 miles (143.01 km) E | Alice International Airport (ALI) | Alice, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 99.44 miles (160.03 km) NW | Piedras Negras International Airport (PDS) | Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 5 | 101.25 miles (162.95 km) E | Naval Air Station Kingsville (NQI) | Kingsville, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 116.48 miles (187.46 km) N | Garner Field (UVA) | Uvalde, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 120.90 miles (194.57 km) SE | McAllen Miller International Airport (MFE) | McAllen, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 121.00 miles (194.73 km) E | Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP) | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 126.61 miles (203.75 km) N | South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo (HDO) | Hondo, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 128.32 miles (206.51 km) SSW | General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (MTY) | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |
| 11 | 129.88 miles (209.02 km) WSW | Venustiano Carranza International Airport (LOV) | Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 12 | 130.52 miles (210.05 km) SE | General Lucio Blanco International Airport (REX) | Reynosa, Mexico | |
| 13 | 133.28 miles (214.49 km) E | Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP) | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 137.73 miles (221.65 km) NNE | Stinson Municipal Airport (SSF) | San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 137.94 miles (221.99 km) NNE | Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF) | San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,225.58 miles (18,065.77 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,941.41 miles (17,608.45 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,915.52 miles (17,566.79 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,802.95 miles (17,385.61 km) E | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 5 | 10,797.86 miles (17,377.43 km) E | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 6 | 10,497.00 miles (16,893.23 km) SSE | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |
| 7 | 10,436.34 miles (16,795.61 km) SSE | Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) | Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 8 | 10,421.14 miles (16,771.16 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,400.60 miles (16,738.10 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,380.70 miles (16,706.07 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,378.88 miles (16,703.15 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,370.86 miles (16,690.24 km) E | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,360.91 miles (16,674.23 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,355.87 miles (16,666.12 km) ESE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,355.57 miles (16,665.64 km) E | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |