Nonstop flight route between Athens, Greece and Baimuru, Papua New Guinea:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" (ATH), Athens, Greece and Baimuru Airport (VMU), Baimuru, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,207 miles (or 13,208 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 Baimuru 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 Baimuru Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" (ATH):

• However, 2014 seems to signal a recovery for the airport's passenger traffic.
• The airport is designed to be modularly extended over the ensuing years in order to accommodate the increase in air travel.
• 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.
• The following table shows passenger totals at Athens International Airport by country in 2013.
• Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" (ATH) has 2 runways.
• Athens International Airport is the busiest airport in Greece, and in 2013 was the 35th busiest airport in Europe, handling around 12.5 million passengers.
• The Air Accident Investigation and Aviation Safety Board has an office in Office 1311 in Building 11.
• Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" handled 12,536,038 passengers last year.
• 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.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos"", another name for ATH is "Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Αθηνών "Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος"".

Facts about Baimuru Airport (VMU):

• The furthest airport from Baimuru Airport (VMU) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,630 miles (18,717 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
• Because of Baimuru Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Baimuru 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 Baimuru Airport (VMU) is Kikori Airport (KRI), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) W of VMU.
• In addition to being known as "Baimuru Airport", other names for VMU include "AYBA" and "Baimuru".
• Baimuru Airport (VMU) currently has only 1 runway.