Nonstop flight route between Atlanta, Georgia, United States and Araxos / Patras, Greece:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), Atlanta, Georgia, United States and Araxos Airport (GPA), Araxos / Patras, Greece would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,569 miles (or 8,962 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 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Araxos 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 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Araxos Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL):

• The concourses are connected by an underground Transportation Mall, which begins at the main terminal and passes under the center of each concourse.
• Hartsfield–Jackson had its beginnings with a five-year, rent-free lease on 287 acres that was the home of an abandoned auto racetrack named The Atlanta Speedway.
• The Hartsfield–Jackson Rental Car Center, which opened on December 8, 2009, houses all ten current airport rental agencies with capacity for additional companies.
• In October 1940 the U.S.
• The furthest airport from Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,317 miles (18,213 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) is Morris Army Airfield (Fort Gillem) (FOP), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) E of ATL.
• Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport handled 95,462,867 passengers last year.
• In May 2001 construction of a 9,000-foot fifth runway began.
• In April 2007 an "end-around taxiway" opened, Taxiway Victor.
• On June 1, 1956 an Eastern flight to Montreal, Canada was the first international flight out of Atlanta.
• Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) has 5 runways.
• The airport today employs about 55,300 airline, ground transportation, concessionaire, security, federal government, City of Atlanta and Airport tenant employees and is the largest employment center in the U.S.

Facts about Araxos Airport (GPA):

• Because of Araxos Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at Araxos 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.
• Araxos Airport (GPA) currently has only 1 runway.
• Araxos airport is located 45 km west of the city of Patras and 60 km north of Pyrgos.
• Araxos Airport is an international military / civilian airport located near Araxos cape, Achaea, Greece.
• In addition to being known as "Araxos Airport", another name for GPA is "Αεροδρόμιο Αράξου".
• The closest airport to Araxos Airport (GPA) is Agrinio Airport (AGQ), which is located 31 miles (51 kilometers) N of GPA.
• The furthest airport from Araxos Airport (GPA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,428 miles (18,392 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Araxos was established as a military airport in 1936, but was construction of the runway not completed until 1941, when it also became the site of the first radar installation in Greece.