Nonstop flight route between Canton Island, Kiribati and Lemnos, Greece:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Canton Island Airport (CIS), Canton Island, Kiribati and Lemnos International Airport (LXS), Lemnos, Greece would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,659 miles (or 15,545 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 Canton Island Airport and Lemnos 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 Canton Island Airport and Lemnos 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 Canton Island Airport (CIS):

• The furthest airport from Canton Island Airport (CIS) is Malabo International Airport (SSG), which is nearly antipodal to Canton Island Airport (meaning Canton Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Malabo International Airport), and is located 12,363 miles (19,896 kilometers) away in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.
• Because of Canton Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Canton Island 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.
• The airport was used as a military airfield during World War II by the United States Army Air Forces in 1942 and 1943, initially being used by the 40th Ferrying Squadron, Ferrying Command as an airfield for moving combat aircraft to forward combat units.
• The political status of the island was uncertain at first, with American and British settlers occupying two separate camps on the island.
• Canton Island Airport is an airport located on Kanton Island, in the Phoenix Islands, in the Republic of Kiribati.
• Though Kanton Island was never physically invaded by Japanese forces, the airfield was bombarded on 1 November 1943 by the Japanese submarine I-36.
• The closest airport to Canton Island Airport (CIS) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is located 741 miles (1,193 kilometers) WSW of CIS.
• Canton Island Airport (CIS) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Lemnos International Airport (LXS):

• Lemnos International Airport (LXS) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Lemnos International Airport (LXS) is Gökçeada Airport (GKD), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) ENE of LXS.
• Because of Lemnos International Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Lemnos 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.
• In addition to being known as "Lemnos International Airport", another name for LXS is "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Λήμνου".
• The furthest airport from Lemnos International Airport (LXS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,292 miles (18,173 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.