Nonstop flight route between Athens, Greece and Zhaotong, Yunnan, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" (ATH), Athens, Greece and Zhaotong Airport (ZAT), Zhaotong, Yunnan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,562 miles (or 7,343 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 Zhaotong 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 Zhaotong 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: | ZAT / ZPZT | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Zhaotong, Yunnan, China | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°19'40"N by 103°45'24"E | 
| Area Served: | Zhaotong, Yunnan | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ZAT | 
| More Information: | ZAT Maps & Info | 
Facts about Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" (ATH):
- Travel to and from the airport requires a special ticket, priced at 8 euros.
- In addition to being known as "Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos"", another name for ATH is "Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Αθηνών "Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος"".
- Regional bus services by KTEL Express operate to the airport, currently connecting the airport to Rafina, Markopoulo, Lavrio, Kalyvia, and Keratea.
- 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.
- Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" (ATH) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" handled 12,536,038 passengers last year.
- However, 2014 seems to signal a recovery for the airport's passenger traffic.
- 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.
Facts about Zhaotong Airport (ZAT):
- The closest airport to Zhaotong Airport (ZAT) is Bijie Feixiong Airport (BFJ), which is located 95 miles (153 kilometers) E of ZAT.
- In addition to being known as "Zhaotong Airport", other names for ZAT include "昭通机场" and "Zhāotōng Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Zhaotong Airport (ZAT) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is nearly antipodal to Zhaotong Airport (meaning Zhaotong Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chañaral Airport), and is located 12,083 miles (19,445 kilometers) away in Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile.




