Nonstop flight route between Alexandroupolis, Greece and Stord, Hordaland, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Alexandroupolis International Airport (AXD), Alexandroupolis, Greece and Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP), Stord, Hordaland, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,579 miles (or 2,541 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 relatively short distance between Alexandroupolis International Airport and Stord Airport, Sørstokken, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

Departure Airport Information:

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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 closest airport to Alexandroupolis International Airport (AXD) is Gökçeada Airport (GKD), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) S of AXD.
• 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.

Facts about Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP):

• One-third of the necessary capital would be granted from private investors, one third from public grants and one third as loans.
• The closest airport to Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP) is Haugesund Airport, Karmøy (HAU), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) S of SRP.
• Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport company discussed plans to extend the runway and build a proper terminal building, and publicly proposed that the airport could take over some of the helicopter routes from Flesland to oil platforms in the North Sea.
• Planning of the airport started in the 1950s, and after a proposal to locate it at Meatjørn was abandoned, it was decided built at Sørstokken.
• Stord Airport, Sørstokken handled 30,711 passengers last year.
• After the opening of the airport, Widerøe also applied to operate the route.
• In February 1988, Coast Aero Center filed for bankruptcy.
• In July 1987, a distance measurement in the distance measuring equipment failed, terminating all scheduled and night flights until it was replaced in September.
• The furthest airport from Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,330 miles (18,234 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• When the airport opened, it had not yet had its landing fees approved of by the authorities, and use of the airport was at first free.
• Because of Stord Airport, Sørstokken's relatively low elevation of 161 feet, planes can take off or land at Stord Airport, Sørstokken 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 "Stord Airport, Sørstokken", other names for SRP include "Stord lufthavn, Sørstokken" and "ENSO".
• Construction on the runway started on 13 May 1996.