Nonstop flight route between Chania, Greece and Mattydale (near Syracuse), New York, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chania International Airport, "Daskalogiannis" (CHQ), Chania, Greece and Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR), Mattydale (near Syracuse), New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,048 miles (or 8,124 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 Chania International Airport, "Daskalogiannis" and Syracuse Hancock 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 Chania International Airport, "Daskalogiannis" and Syracuse Hancock 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 Chania International Airport, "Daskalogiannis" (CHQ):

• In 1959, this activity was transferred to the military airport of Souda.
• The airport is also intensively used by the Hellenic Air Force.
• In addition to being known as "Chania International Airport, "Daskalogiannis"", other names for CHQ include "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Χανίων, "Δασκαλογιάννης"" and "Kratikos Aerolimenas Chanion Daskalogiannis".
• The furthest airport from Chania International Airport, "Daskalogiannis" (CHQ) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,492 miles (18,495 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• Chania International Airport, "Daskalogiannis" (CHQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Chania International Airport, "Daskalogiannis"'s relatively low elevation of 490 feet, planes can take off or land at Chania International Airport, "Daskalogiannis" 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 Chania International Airport, "Daskalogiannis" (CHQ) is Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) ESE of CHQ.

Facts about Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR):

• The closest airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) is Cortland County Airport (CTX), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) S of SYR.
• C&S is providing professional design and construction inspection/observation services for the construction of the Syracuse Hancock International Airport terminal security and access improvement project, a 147,000-square-foot renovation design project with an estimated cost of $63 million.
• Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,561 miles (18,606 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Syracuse Hancock International Airport handled 2,064,399 passengers last year.
• Syracuse receives an average 124 inches of snow annually, most of any major city in the United States.
• The airport covers 2,000 acres at an elevation of 421 feet.
• Because of Syracuse Hancock International Airport's relatively low elevation of 421 feet, planes can take off or land at Syracuse Hancock 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.