Nonstop flight route between Alexandroupolis, Greece and La Paz, Bolivia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Alexandroupolis International Airport (AXD), Alexandroupolis, Greece and El Alto International Airport (LPB), La Paz, Bolivia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,171 miles (or 11,541 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 Alexandroupolis International Airport and El Alto 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 Alexandroupolis International Airport and El Alto International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Alexandroupolis International Airport (AXD):

• Because of Alexandroupolis International Airport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Alexandroupolis 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.
• Alexandroupolis International Airport (AXD) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Alexandroupolis International Airport", other names for AXD include "Dimokritos" and "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Αλεξανδρούπολης "Δημόκριτος"".
• The furthest airport from Alexandroupolis International Airport (AXD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,278 miles (18,150 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Alexandroupolis International Airport (AXD) is Gökçeada Airport (GKD), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) S of AXD.

Facts about El Alto International Airport (LPB):

• Because of El Alto International Airport's high elevation of 13,325 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LPB. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LPB a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The Bolivian territory is characterized by extremely eventful relief.
• The furthest airport from El Alto International Airport (LPB) is Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX), which is nearly antipodal to El Alto International Airport (meaning El Alto International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sanya Phoenix International Airport), and is located 12,236 miles (19,692 kilometers) away in Sanya, Hainan, China.
• The closest airport to El Alto International Airport (LPB) is Apolo Airport (APB), which is located 118 miles (189 kilometers) N of LPB.
• El Alto International Airport handled 833,212 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "El Alto International Airport", another name for LPB is "Aeropuerto Internacional El Alto".
• The Bolivian air transport started in 1916, when the Military school of Aviation was formed in La Paz.
• El Alto International Airport is an international airport located 8 mi south-west of La Paz, Bolivia.
• El Alto International Airport (LPB) has 2 runways.
• In 2006, SABSA invested nearly 2.3 million dollars in the reconstruciton of the main terminal.